Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 912 | 784 | 668 | 565 | 472 | 464 | 454 | 140 | 135 | 215 | 225 | 245 | 272 | 269 | 229 | 212 | 220 | 287 | 459 | 567 | 612 | 614 | 565 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.52m | 2:42AM1.69m | 3:11PM1.66m | 3:30AM1.78m | 3:57PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.35m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:42AM0.11m | 10:02PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 912 | 784 | 668 | 565 | 472 | 464 | 454 | 111 | 120 | 215 | 225 | 245 | 157 | 154 | 229 | 212 | 220 | 287 | 459 | 567 | 612 | 614 | 565 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 9 | 140 | 85 | 170 | 160 | 157 | 33 | 14 | 144 | 96 | 186 | 177 | 127 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | S 13 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 51 | 135 | 38 | 62 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 110 | 106 | 80 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | 272 | 269 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 583 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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