Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.0°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 (02 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 9	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	148	116	90	98	130	127	125	122	117	125	213	210	296	248	121	163	154	143	137	96	129
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	SSW	S	S	SSW	W	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:20PM1.17m					11:33AM1.34m				00:05AM1.25m				12:42PM1.49m				1:04AM1.39m
Low Tide	4:01PM0.75m				4:40AM0.65m					6:03PM0.66m				6:11AM0.55m				7:04PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:19
mm	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	24	24	24	23	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	23	23	23	23	22	22	25	24	26	22	23	24	24	25	23	24	24	25	24	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 7	E 6	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	22	116	90	98	130	127	120	85	75	87	63	61	195	139	94	80	106	40	68	96	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	S 6	SSW 6	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9
kJ	13	17	8	8	14	22	125	122	117	40	26	23	60	56	121	47	38	143	137	96	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	S 17	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 6	E 9	ENE 6	SSW 7
kJ	17	13	8	15	3	3	19	47	41	6	23	46	78	128	56	163	154	24	37	25	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	S 8	SSW 4	S 7	—	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	148	23	38	58	92	120	123	117	98	125	213	210	296	248	—	32	5	27	—	94	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Haardebaai Overberg	Blythedale KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	33	33	126	125	92	92	750	9	33	433	9	0	29	125	1278	29	0	9	9	33
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)		Salt Rock			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)		Blythedale	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2		2			2	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4

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