Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 351 | 764 | 845 | 608 | 667 | 719 | 725 | 800 | 845 | 900 | 838 | 792 | 951 | 900 | 986 | 635 | 661 | 613 | 553 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:05PM2.05m | 4:18AM1.91m | 4:34PM2.04m | 4:48AM1.88m | 5:04PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | 10:51AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 25 | 18 | 71 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 689 | 650 | 635 | 635 | 661 | 613 | 553 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 351 | 764 | 845 | 608 | 667 | 719 | 725 | 800 | 845 | 900 | 838 | 792 | 951 | 900 | 986 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 888 | 888 | 767 | 461 | 461 | 84 | 84 | 30 | 767 | 767 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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