Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 190 | 267 | 349 | 371 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 341 | 303 | 303 | 262 | 257 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 141 | 187 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.93m | 5:07AM1.78m | 5:24PM1.79m | 5:46AM1.66m | 6:04PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:11AM0.12m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:52AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 176 | 190 | 267 | 349 | 371 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 341 | 303 | 303 | 262 | 257 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 62 | 51 | 52 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 22 | S 21 | SW 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 52 | 69 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 65 | 33 | — | — | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 54 | 72 | 90 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 88 | 107 | 136 | 187 | 241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 932 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 711 | 713 | 767 | 767 | 741 | 741 |
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