Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

21.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	144	310	268	300	300	258	258	177	351	705	761	736	826	830	761	776	701	701	716	656	656	656	669	598
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	ENE	ESE	S	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	2:42AM1.69m				3:11PM1.66m				3:30AM1.78m				3:57PM1.79m				4:13AM1.83m				4:40PM1.87m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.22m				9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.11m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.03m				10:45PM0.11m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	17	21	21	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	19	18	19	19	19	18	16	16	20	20	19	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	144	236	268	300	300	258	258	177	351	705	761	736	826	830	761	776	701	701	716	656	656	656	669	598
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 9	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSW 4
kJ	85	213	167	198	121	154	144	149	157	78	54	53	52	34	33	19	29	18	18	16	8	16	11	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 11	—	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	S 10	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSE 10
kJ	135	38	62	36	33	14	14	135	82	—	4	31	30	8	17	—	—	—	3	2	5	12	8	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	—
kJ	—	310	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	33	33	33	9	0	0	0	0	33	33	33	9	4	0	0	0	33	30	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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