
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 316 | 316 | 309 | 392 | 298 | 297 | 370 | 223 | 196 | 195 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 143 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.01m | 00:35AM1.09m | 1:25PM1.18m | 1:29AM1.26m | 1:55PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.86m | 6:08PM0.89m | 7:03AM0.75m | 7:28PM0.73m | 7:40AM0.58m | 7:58PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
326 | 316 | 316 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 297 | 258 | 223 | 196 | 195 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 143 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 99 | 151 | 246 | 222 | 147 | 135 | 92 | 62 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 8 | — | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | 392 | — | 37 | 370 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 315 | 125 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 127 | 33 | 9 | 9 |
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