Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.0° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	15s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2405	2547	2412	2127	1868	1632	1419	1264	1103	942	971	1121	1090	1044	809	690	584	488	472	461	228	137	173	213
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	S	SE	E	N	WNW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:55AM1.27m				00:36AM1.48m				1:17PM1.37m				1:46AM1.58m					2:20PM1.52m				2:42AM1.69m
Low Tide				5:58PM0.54m				7:03AM0.48m				7:19PM0.45m					8:06AM0.35m				8:23PM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	20	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	18	18	19	17	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 11
kJ	2405	2547	2412	2127	1868	1632	1419	1264	1103	942	971	1121	1090	1044	809	690	584	488	472	461	111	108	108	213
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 12	E 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	30	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	22	23	22	22	22	14	59	94	71	41	30	31	228	53	69	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 7	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	SSW 12	SSW 11	SE 7
kJ	7	7	7	7	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	25	—	13	13	13	13	32	137	173	77
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	116	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	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	Blythedale 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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	30	434	359	77	0	0	0	0	0	126	30	0	0	0	0	0	29	33	33	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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