Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	41	41	53	55	85	84	82	85	179	350	990	1018	987	878	1042	1952	2405	2513	2247	1949	1705	1462	1283	1121
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	W	WNW	W	WSW	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:56AM1.32m				9:44PM1.46m				10:18AM1.25m					11:09PM1.43m				11:55AM1.27m				00:36AM1.48m
Low Tide			3:07PM0.50m				4:12AM0.59m				4:26PM0.56m					5:42AM0.57m				5:58PM0.54m				7:03AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1
Temp °C	22	23	21	21	19	18	17	18	20	21	19	19	19	18	17	17	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	20	20	19	19	15	17	16	16	17	19	18	20	20	19	17	16	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	S 6	S 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13
kJ	20	31	31	20	31	45	25	51	86	267	990	1018	987	878	1042	1952	2405	2513	2247	1949	1705	1462	1283	1121
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 9	ENE 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	31	41	53	54	85	84	82	85	179	350	40	19	39	36	33	33	30	29	19	19	19	19	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	SE 9	ENE 8	E 9	ESE 9	ENE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	—	—
kJ	41	17	17	22	22	13	20	13	35	39	8	16	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	22	33	55	21	41	35	40	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	92	33	16	0	77	0	0	0	0	434	31	0	0	0	0	0	30	434	461	30	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	2	2	1	1	2		3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	6	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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