Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 166 | 162 | 118 | 94 | 85 | 126 | 113 | 104 | 137 | 135 | 93 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.56m | 8:05AM1.35m | 8:49PM1.41m | 9:22AM1.20m | 10:32PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.34m | 2:06AM0.50m | 2:17PM0.49m | 3:16AM0.63m | 3:39PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 193 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 61 | 47 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 162 | 111 | 94 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 34 | 135 | 93 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 61 | 103 | 119 | 166 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 113 | 104 | 137 | 23 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 29 | 30 | 61 | 72 | 90 | 96 | 88 | 64 | 17 | 71 | 86 | 92 | 86 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 888 | 184 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 723 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
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