Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 372 | 303 | 289 | 155 | 198 | 148 | 244 | 196 | 144 | 97 | 69 | 98 | 86 | 146 | 237 | 438 | 404 | 291 | 284 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.34m | 2:40AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.47m | 3:14AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 335 | 242 | 211 | 135 | 95 | 76 | 46 | 109 | 102 | 85 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 78 | 82 | 237 | 438 | 404 | 291 | 284 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 312 | 372 | 303 | 289 | 155 | 115 | 115 | 188 | 118 | 109 | 97 | 69 | 98 | 19 | 146 | 115 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 68 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | — | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 9 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 111 | — | 6 | 147 | 198 | 148 | 35 | 122 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 31 | 86 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 32 | 65 | 96 | 104 | 112 | 244 | 196 | 144 | — | 13 | 35 | 51 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 86 | 124 | 254 | 603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 723 | 715 | 452 | 248 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 84 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 77 | 932 | 77 | 0 | 127 |
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