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Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
24.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
!
!
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
NE
1.6
ENE
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)888878888886899888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34437434422854294175950642150531834111251128929851748617579573421355275247
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
S
15
E
20
E
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.29
2:01AM
1.26
2:14PM
1.40
2:43AM
1.38
2:53PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.72
7:48PM
0.61
7:57AM
0.61
8:32PM
0.48
8:41AM
0.49
9:06PM
0.36
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-5:07-------5:09-------5:09------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------6:59---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C232526283228252423262625252423232324262525232222
Feels °C (?)262928292924222322262622222120212122242223222222
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