Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

23.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	624	614	555	546	546	546	546	486	442	403	403	403	361	319	319	278	298	232	232	167	213	189	232	215
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:58AM1.35m					8:34PM1.40m				8:48AM1.22m				9:34PM1.27m				10:13AM1.12m
Low Tide		2:01AM0.53m				2:06PM0.49m				2:49AM0.64m				2:57PM0.64m				4:01AM0.73m				4:20PM0.74m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	20	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	21	24	21	20	19	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	20	21	20	19	17	17	16	16	20	20	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	624	614	555	546	546	546	546	486	442	403	403	403	361	319	319	278	142	113	88	64	167	164	232	215
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 8	S 9	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	101	71	56	115	71	91	151	206	193	237	296	305	285	261	201	137	236	232	232	167	53	189	161	161
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 15	SSW 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	27	51	29	15	55	53	15	15	14	6	19	6	6	6	—	—	99	99	120	109	213	42	43	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	15	16	51	16	27	83	218	211	298	195	—	5	10	18	13	59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	33	711	33	9	9	9	9	9	33	33	433	248	9	0	0	0	125	126	30	30	28
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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