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Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 07 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
23.8° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (07 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
!
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
2.1
ENE
2.1
NE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
ENE
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)9161615141391213141514141312127711117787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73868112115421366415651992240723091754114577552241843142028923582791794645
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
0
S
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
1.79
6:20PM
1.65
6:51AM
1.70
6:54PM
1.54
7:28AM
1.59
7:30PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.08
12:18PM
0.28
12:29AM
0.17
12:55PM
0.38
1:03AM
0.29
1:34PM
0.50
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise---5:01-------5:03-------5:03----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------6:59-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------11------------11
Temp. °C242323252524242222212123252525252423232525232222
Feels °C (?)262323232321222223242323222223242525242524202020
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