Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 374 | 294 | 217 | 217 | 215 | 239 | 158 | 375 | 51 | 1111 | 1817 | 1980 | 1420 | 912 | 623 | 621 | 354 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.10m | 12:05PM1.03m | 00:56AM1.14m | 1:46PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.79m | 4:44AM0.84m | 6:12PM0.85m | 7:29AM0.73m | 7:45PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 408 | 374 | 294 | 217 | 217 | 215 | 239 | 158 | 375 | 51 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 482 | 354 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 289 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 52 | 69 | 268 | 1111 | 1817 | 1980 | 1420 | 912 | 623 | 621 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 184 | 461 | 434 | 315 | 30 | 359 | 782 | 315 | 0 | 0 |
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