Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 140 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 111 | 149 | 198 | 197 | 286 | 481 | 434 | 383 | 331 | 220 | 253 | 183 | 163 | 134 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.58m | 5:56AM1.48m | 6:05PM1.44m | 6:26AM1.33m | 6:36PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:50PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:31PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 140 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 111 | 88 | 198 | 188 | 174 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 220 | 253 | 183 | 163 | 134 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 44 | 88 | 3 | 47 | 104 | 149 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 101 | 249 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 84 | 27 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | 12 | 7 | 151 | 197 | 286 | 481 | 434 | 383 | 331 | — | 36 | 66 | 104 | 140 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 315 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 434 | 84 |
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