Bunkum Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.78° N 62.22° W

Bunkum Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bunkum Bay sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.5° 

Bunkum Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bunkum Bay today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bunkum Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Bunkum Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
377
360
351
302
270
270
257
223
223
190
190
217
223
223
224
223
260
190
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
20
E
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:32PM0.28m
7:56AM0.22m
6:42PM0.29m
6:54PM0.29m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.14m
11:31AM0.21m
3:12AM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:31
6:31
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
29
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
30
31
30
28
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