Secret spot?We can hide it! Bog Bay Surf Forecast / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 01 am Monday 04 Jun 2012Bog Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 2812 | 2168 | 881 | 243 | 418 | 263 | 101 | 319 | 610 | 942 | 1145 | 577 | 280 | 173 | 202 | 3113 | 3723 | 2829 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
glass | cross- off |
off | cross | cross- off |
cross- on |
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off | cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Bog Bay blow from the W
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High Tide / height (m) |
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3:45PM 1.94 |
4:01AM 1.99 |
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4:29PM 1.97 |
4:44AM 1.96 |
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5:12PM 1.94 |
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5:26AM 1.89 |
5:54PM 1.88 |
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6:08AM 1.78 |
6:38PM 1.79 |
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6:51AM 1.65 |
7:23PM 1.68 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
9:33AM 0.16 |
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9:52PM 0.22 |
10:16AM 0.14 |
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10:36PM 0.23 |
10:57AM 0.16 |
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11:20PM 0.29 |
11:39AM 0.22 |
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12:03AM 0.37 |
12:20PM 0.32 |
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12:48AM 0.48 |
1:02PM 0.44 |
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1:36AM 0.59 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Durban, South Africa which is 32 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Bog Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is 23.7 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 22.8 max: 23.6 min: 21.8 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 14 | - | 1 | - | ||||||
| High °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | ||||||
| Low °C | 16 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bog Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
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Information about the Bog Bay Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Bog Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Bog Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bog Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bog Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Bog Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Kwazulu - Natal? If you are looking for accommodation near Bog Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Kwazulu - Natal, consider staying in Ballitoville which is 6 km (4 miles) away. Other places in and around Kwazulu - Natal where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Umhlanga which is 16 km (10 miles) away, Mount Edgecombe, Kwamashu and Stanger.
