Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 200 | 196 | 437 | 94 | 780 | 695 | 494 | 346 | 262 | 346 | 749 | 1489 | 1033 | 743 | 506 | 473 | 309 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:24PM1.42m | 7:33AM1.26m | 8:00PM1.25m | 8:20AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.59m | 1:42PM0.63m | 2:22AM0.74m | 2:38PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 200 | 139 | 150 | 94 | 60 | 105 | 104 | 101 | 262 | 193 | 749 | 1489 | 1033 | 743 | 506 | 473 | 309 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 233 | 135 | 169 | 172 | 84 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 138 | 346 | 131 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 16 | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 82 | — | 64 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 115 | 196 | 437 | 252 | 780 | 695 | 494 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 181 | 315 | 310 | 359 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 |
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