Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.2°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SE 10	E 7	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	80	79	77	63	47	52	200	196	197	197	68	111	144	159	251	144	143	130	176	110	189
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide			8:06PM1.24m				9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m					11:33AM1.34m				00:05AM1.25m
Low Tide					2:33AM0.63m				4:01PM0.75m				4:40AM0.65m					6:03PM0.66m


	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:17
mm	—	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	23	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	22	21	21	25	24	22	22	21	22	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 10	E 10	S 6	SSW 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 10	E 6	E 9	E 7	E 9
kJ	79	79	64	63	44	39	200	196	17	12	68	73	100	98	127	125	92	130	63	110	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	E 10	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	SE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	S 9	E 9	SSW 9	E 9	SSW 15
kJ	80	79	77	48	35	52	31	24	13	13	12	3	14	22	125	94	41	87	26	61	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 15	E 11	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	SE 9	SSW 7	SSW 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 17	S 9	S 8
kJ	11	4	21	33	47	33	23	22	17	17	8	15	3	15	33	47	—	40	23	23	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NNE 5	E 6	NE 6	ENE 7
kJ	9	31	31	40	43	49	—	—	197	197	66	111	144	159	251	144	143	27	176	89	189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	127	30	30	0	29	127	33	33	505	33	125	92	78	78	583	33	33	324	33	9	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2				1		1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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