Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 93 | 130 | 87 | 237 | 251 | 220 | 590 | 1220 | 1276 | 900 | 394 | 334 | 267 | 190 | 169 | 216 | 223 | 188 | 402 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.85m | 3:39PM2.03m | 3:56AM1.88m | 4:12PM2.01m | 4:30AM1.86m | 4:47PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 78 | 237 | 251 | 220 | 236 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 394 | 334 | 267 | 165 | 169 | 216 | 223 | 188 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 20 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 11 | 37 | 57 | 48 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 11 | 173 | 190 | 125 | 114 | 115 | 107 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 55 | 48 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 76 | 110 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | NW 3 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 93 | 130 | — | — | 1 | — | 590 | 1220 | 1276 | 900 | 291 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 2592 | 29 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 932 | 267 | 84 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 712 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 |
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