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Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 SAST
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Bog Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is
25.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)101010101312121211111110101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6806946947072221181212941018745643561469433302251231226221186114112767471
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
WSW
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SW
5
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		oncross-
off		glassoffoffcross-
off		glassononcross-
on		crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
1.95
4:36PM
1.91
4:56AM
2.01
5:05PM
1.92
5:25AM
2.02
5:34PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.05
10:42PM
-0.07
11:02AM
0.01
11:10PM
-0.08
11:31AM
0.02
11:39PM
-0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:39------
Sunset----6:39-------6:38-------6:37---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------131-
Temp. °C202225262524232222252728272524232325272827252423
Feels °C (?)212426262626262424282930292926252528293030282825
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