Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.7°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Evening (31 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	234	374	489	537	443	342	508	440	167	114	109	100	81	79	61	89	123	121	116	256	320
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				6:53PM1.42m				7:39AM1.35m					8:06PM1.24m				9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m
Low Tide		12:41PM0.46m				1:11AM0.49m				1:52PM0.65m					2:33AM0.63m				4:01PM0.75m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	3	2	4	7	3
Temp °C	25	24	23	22	20	20	20	22	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	22	20	21	21	20	18	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	19	21	22	19	19	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	79	64	62	47	35	35	279	208	167	114	109	100	81	79	61	27	52	72	116	89	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 8	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 6	E 10	E 10	SE 9	ESE 10	SSW 13
kJ	18	17	17	15	14	14	25	68	49	82	79	79	77	48	53	41	123	121	14	9	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 11	ESE 10	SE 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	13	12	11	11	11	21	35	46	52	33	14	17	17	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	234	374	489	537	443	342	508	440	4	19	11	7	5	20	24	89	118	77	92	256	320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tongaat KZN North	Umdloti KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	434	434	452	433	248	248	4	12	126	127	29	0	30	84	30	0	51	127	51	77	0
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Rating (10 max)							3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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