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Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
24.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010131312121313131312121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400350286208165200233153177316401301217311260264260225339225181202209158
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.78
4:48AM
1.80
4:55PM
1.82
5:18AM
1.84
5:24PM
1.82
5:48AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.08
10:49AM
0.17
11:04PM
0.04
11:20AM
0.16
11:33PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15
Sunset--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1------1-----31---------
Temp. °C212223232221212124242422212121222223232221191922
Feels °C (?)212323232321212022222221212020222121212019171823
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