Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.1° C

Bog Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	179	350	1016	958	787	787	925	1676	2405	2547	2412	1949	1705	1483	1303	1138	1103	941	956	1124	905	865	740	603
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off
High Tide	10:18AM1.25m					11:09PM1.43m				11:55AM1.27m				00:36AM1.48m				1:17PM1.37m				1:46AM1.58m
Low Tide			4:26PM0.56m					5:42AM0.57m				5:58PM0.54m				7:03AM0.48m				7:19PM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	20	18	18	19	18	17	16	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	62	231	1016	958	787	787	925	1676	2405	2547	2412	1949	1705	1483	1303	1138	1103	941	956	1124	905	865	740	603
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 9	ENE 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	179	350	40	19	39	36	33	32	30	29	19	19	19	19	20	20	22	24	24	22	49	31	59	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ESE 9	ENE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	SE 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	35	44	8	16	6	8	5	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	34	16	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	—
kJ	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	113	106	94	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bog Bay KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Surfers KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	750	127	0	0	0	0	0	30	267	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2		3	4	4	3	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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