Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 153 | 141 | 106 | 339 | 758 | 1210 | 1670 | 1615 | 1698 | 1838 | 1652 | 1171 | 936 | 824 | 782 | 666 | 560 | 435 | 488 | 820 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.32m | 1:52AM1.49m | 2:25PM1.53m | 2:43AM1.65m | 3:10PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.52m | 8:10AM0.39m | 8:30PM0.35m | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 153 | 141 | 106 | 101 | 82 | 59 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 62 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 92 | 121 | 153 | 220 | 207 | 170 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 149 | 135 | 69 | 60 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 163 | 215 | 231 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 51 | 164 | 117 | 222 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 14 | 97 | 339 | 758 | 1210 | 1670 | 1615 | 1698 | 1838 | 1652 | 1171 | 936 | 824 | 782 | 666 | 560 | 435 | 488 | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 636 | 125 | 181 | 324 | 888 | 713 | 636 | 750 | 434 | 267 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 84 | 750 | 932 | 434 | 359 | 932 | 283 |
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