Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 155 | 153 | 143 | 69 | 200 | 115 | 139 | 164 | 183 | 169 | 318 | 429 | 547 | 653 | 636 | 474 | 297 | 192 | 264 | 740 | 749 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM1.79m | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:12AM1.67m | 6:34PM1.71m | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:13PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:45AM0.33m | 12:54PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 159 | 155 | 153 | 11 | 29 | 200 | 115 | 139 | 164 | 183 | 163 | 116 | 429 | 547 | 653 | 636 | 474 | 297 | 192 | 137 | 119 | 749 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 76 | 120 | 169 | 318 | 116 | 92 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 101 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 96 | 68 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 54 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 13 | 143 | 67 | 104 | 47 | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 91 | 118 | 175 | 264 | 740 | 308 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 33 | 712 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 359 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 267 | 267 | 77 | 29 | 127 |
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