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Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° 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 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.7
NE
6
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.1
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
190
184
196
129
163
118
121
114
82
114
112
112
141
133
98
96
94
94
68
72
70
70
116
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
E
5
SE
0
S
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:27AM1.39m
8:20PM1.42m
8:39AM1.27m
9:47PM1.36m
10:14AM1.21m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.51m
1:43PM0.46m
2:33AM0.64m
2:56PM0.56m
4:09AM0.70m
4:25PM0.60m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:37
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:06
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
18
18
22
23
22
21
20
19
18
19
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
21
22
22
20
18
17
15
17
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
488
114
93
93
94
77
97
121
105
82
114
112
112
141
133
98
96
94
94
68
68
68
70
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
17
180
177
174
129
163
118
85
114
82
37
32
48
50
47
29
25
60
58
56
72
70
66
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
64
87
82
105
100
93
85
84
84
81
73
73
16
36
35
57
54
16
16
26
7
9
6
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
—
—
—
—
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
4
—
—
—
Energy kJ
39
190
184
196
—
—
—
—
1
12
22
16
18
17
19
28
29
28
21
15
6
—
—
—
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Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Alkantstrand
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KZN North
Bog Bay
KZN North
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KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
9
9
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
127
297
126
0
0
0
0
0
30
127
127
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
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Paranoia
Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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