Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)671111111212126777888699101212151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126226566498375333228107270277331181170113661574074814949426041046551449
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
25
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
1.91
4:36AM
2.03
4:54PM
1.86
5:12AM
1.93
5:31PM
1.77
5:49AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
-0.06
10:47AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.00
11:23AM
0.06
11:36PM
0.13
12:00PM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-1---
Temp. °C232322222121253030282829262526252321212019202526
Feels °C (?)212222222121232727272727232222202020212121212324
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