Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

21.9° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	254	217	156	156	173	401	353	477	383	678	1173	1094	980	839	759
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SE	ESE	E	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide			5:31AM1.80m				5:59PM1.87m				6:07AM1.72m				6:37PM1.80m				6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m
Low Tide	11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:43AM0.30m				12:50PM0.21m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	20	21	19	18	17	17	17	17	21	22	21	19	19	18	17	17	20	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	17	16	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	20	20	21	20	19	17	15	16	19	20	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	192	192	156	156	153	401	353	477	383	678	1173	1094	980	839	759
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 11	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	25	139	99	26	26	27	25	24	181	254	217	153	133	173	121	118	118	342	361	90	92	112	149	184
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	SSW 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	40	10	10	33	29	14	22	40	—	41	40	69	100	90	111	86	136	89	90	38	38	96	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	16	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	10	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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