Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 693 | 413 | 1190 | 1138 | 972 | 784 | 657 | 464 | 389 | 289 | 267 | 158 | 122 | 298 | 156 | 184 | 293 | 153 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.73m | 2:20AM1.66m | 2:35PM1.88m | 2:52AM1.78m | 3:06PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.23m | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 693 | 356 | 1190 | 1138 | 972 | 784 | 657 | 464 | 389 | 289 | 267 | 158 | 122 | 142 | 120 | 127 | 165 | 153 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 413 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 45 | 156 | 156 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 93 | 118 | 94 | 106 | 298 | — | 184 | 293 | 167 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 922 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 434 | 713 | 127 | 359 | 267 |
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