
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
472 | 464 | 456 | 140 | 135 | 301 | 167 | 318 | 337 | 300 | 253 | 207 | 427 | 606 | 659 | 641 | 694 | 739 | 755 | 697 | 701 | 630 | 630 | 643 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.52m | 2:42AM1.69m | 3:11PM1.66m | 3:30AM1.78m | 3:57PM1.79m | 4:13AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | 9:42AM0.11m | 10:02PM0.14m | 10:23AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
472 | 464 | 456 | 125 | 124 | 125 | 137 | 318 | 157 | 300 | 253 | 207 | 427 | 606 | 659 | 641 | 694 | 739 | 755 | 697 | 701 | 630 | 630 | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
50 | 18 | 35 | 140 | 85 | 107 | 142 | 157 | 33 | 154 | 144 | 152 | 125 | 78 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | ESE 6 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 11 |
— | 3 | 3 | 60 | 135 | 170 | 167 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 133 | 82 | — | 8 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 301 | — | — | 337 | — | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
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