Bog Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Bog Bay in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the west. Light onshore winds ruin the qulaity Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include sharks ,rocks and rips.

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Overall Bog Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bog Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Salmon Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Surfers	1 mi
Third closest break	Sunrise	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Tongaat	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Thompsons Bay	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bog Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4734 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5218 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5239 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5645 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5840 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bog Bay:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	20 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2671 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2936 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3285 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3709 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bog Bay:
Closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	157 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	208 mi
Third closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	208 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	208 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	208 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bog Bay:
Closest city location	Ballitoville (South Africa)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Umhlanga (South Africa)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Mount Edgecombe (South Africa)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kwamashu (South Africa)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Stanger (South Africa)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bog Bay is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bog Bay is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa is 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Bog Bay and is 144 km (89 miles) away.