Bog Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.60° S 31.17° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24					Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 12	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	141	103	99	97	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	100	74	83	106	237	203	176	120	133	52	50	21
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ESE	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NW	SW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	10:14AM1.21m					11:15PM1.39m				11:43AM1.24m				00:21AM1.45m				12:46PM1.32m				1:10AM1.52m
Low Tide			4:25PM0.60m					5:41AM0.65m				5:46PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m				6:45PM0.51m				7:29AM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	18	22	23	21	20	19	18	17	18	22	24	22	22	21	20	19	20
Feels °C	22	21	22	22	21	21	19	18	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	18	21	23	22	23	22	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	141	103	99	97	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	100	74	46	34	34	203	176	120	85	52	31	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 17	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SSW 14	SW 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	68	68	68	46	46	45	44	41	41	6	5	15	15	15	83	54	237	36	35	55	71	44	50	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16	E 9	SSW 18	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SE 9
kJ	18	18	17	17	18	15	15	16	6	5	5	5	10	24	14	106	54	61	59	21	53	52	32	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4
kJ	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	20	35	57	47	77	62	55	34	46	82	133	4	16	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umdloti KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	28	127	12	0	0	0	0	0	33	33	33	16	9	9	0	0	33	33	33	9	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umdloti	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2			2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Papatowai New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Boneyard Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	6	7	7	7	9

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