Bog Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
2.4
SSW
7
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
6
3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
620
566
403
276
216
346
749
1332
1033
733
506
473
314
289
217
217
222
236
156
543
75
799
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM1.26m
8:00PM1.25m
8:20AM1.10m
9:26PM1.10m
12:05PM1.03m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.63m
2:22AM0.74m
2:38PM0.79m
4:44AM0.84m
6:12PM0.85m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
16
16
18
26
32
22
20
18
Feels °C
13
14
15
17
17
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
18
15
15
17
24
30
14
13
12
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