Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.7° C

Bog Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	!	!	!	0	!	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	442	403	403	403	367	319	319	278	298	233	215	167	213	189	232	699	405	968	1202	1332	1215	1454	1227	814
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	S	S	S	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:48AM1.22m				9:34PM1.27m				10:13AM1.12m					11:13PM1.20m				12:20PM1.12m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.64m				2:57PM0.64m				4:01AM0.73m				4:20PM0.74m					5:53AM0.74m				6:20PM0.75m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	22	24	22	20	19	19	18	19	21	21	20	19	18	19	19	18	20	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	16	20	21	21	18	16	16	15	16	19	19	19	19	16	15	12	12	12	12	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 20	SSW 18	S 10
kJ	442	403	403	403	367	319	319	278	163	117	117	91	75	54	232	108	106	101	77	77	77	194	337	814
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 17
kJ	193	237	296	305	285	261	201	137	236	232	202	167	167	189	56	46	28	15	5	6	78	42	42	482
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 15	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	E 9	E 9	S 22	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 11
kJ	14	15	17	6	6	—	—	—	135	99	58	109	213	164	164	—	—	2	2	9	8	8	8	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	—
kJ	15	43	47	18	36	107	262	236	298	233	215	2	20	28	17	699	405	968	1202	1332	1215	1454	1227	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	0	0	33	33	363	33	9	0	0	0	78	320	30	0	30	324	636	434	434	461	434	84	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi		Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana							Umdloti
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3		3	2	3	2							4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Daly Heads Australia	Blackfellows Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	5	5

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