Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 6PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 438 | 376 | 396 | 585 | 871 | 1271 | 1177 | 1039 | 1151 | 840 | 793 | 682 | 608 | 603 | 455 | 593 | 474 | 876 | 941 | 1023 | 1097 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.67m | 4:07PM1.69m | 4:13AM1.74m | 4:35PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | 9:54AM0.19m | 10:07PM0.25m | 10:22AM0.11m | 10:36PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 438 | 376 | 266 | 259 | 181 | 174 | 64 | 1039 | 928 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 608 | 482 | 455 | 234 | 235 | 222 | 61 | 223 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 68 | 67 | 172 | 106 | 87 | 158 | 158 | 165 | 108 | 103 | 79 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 70 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 165 | — | — | — | 66 | 181 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 106 | 396 | 585 | 871 | 1271 | 1177 | — | 1151 | 840 | 793 | 682 | — | 603 | 79 | 593 | 474 | 876 | 941 | 1023 | 1097 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 932 | 932 | 932 | 932 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 168 | 77 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 84 | 359 | 359 | 434 | 248 | 77 |
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