Bog Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.60° S 31.17° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Bog Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is 23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 25					Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SE 11	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	108	106	102	100	100	74	83	106	172	203	176	120	71	52	26	21	44	43	43	29	96	89	40	44
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	N	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:43AM1.24m				00:21AM1.45m				12:46PM1.32m				1:10AM1.52m				1:34PM1.41m				1:50AM1.59m
Low Tide				5:46PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m				6:45PM0.51m				7:29AM0.46m				7:31PM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	18	23	25	23	22	20	20	20	20	23	24	22	21	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	18	22	23	23	22	18	18	20	21	25	23	21	21	20	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 5	ENE 5	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 4	ENE 6	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	108	106	102	100	100	74	27	24	172	203	176	120	68	41	26	9	10	43	40	22	42	45	40	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	SE 11	S 4	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9
kJ	41	26	26	26	15	14	83	74	54	52	35	32	71	52	22	18	44	3	43	29	19	19	18	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16	E 9	SSW 18	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SSW 4	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	6	6	5	5	10	25	14	106	28	61	59	55	53	34	16	21	6	25	6	5	17	17	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	—	ENE 5	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	4	10	21	23	61	50	25	32	42	80	—	18	20	18	—	9	6	29	96	89	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	33	33	9	9	9	0	0	33	33	28	9	29	30	0	2	0	583	33	10	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Sodwana	Mtunzini	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	5	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	7	6	9	7	9

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