
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
656 | 669 | 592 | 524 | 452 | 394 | 440 | 366 | 340 | 345 | 338 | 331 | 482 | 524 | 534 | 676 | 1449 | 1731 | 1585 | 1502 | 1477 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.60m | 6:21AM1.47m | 6:34PM1.43m | 6:46AM1.30m | 7:00PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.28m | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:26PM0.45m | 00:45AM0.53m | 12:53PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
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 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
656 | 669 | 592 | 524 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 345 | 338 | 331 | 438 | 523 | 534 | 413 | 234 | 106 | 57 | 1502 | 1477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 |
10 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 106 | 57 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 331 | 325 | 407 | 417 | 62 | 60 | 99 | 94 | 22 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 15 |
11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 48 | 47 | 76 | 62 | 142 | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
— | — | 16 | 102 | 248 | 290 | 440 | 366 | 243 | 161 | 226 | 8 | 482 | 524 | — | 676 | 1449 | 1731 | 1585 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 767 | 127 | 767 | 359 | 315 | 267 | 127 | 84 | 30 | 434 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 4 | 51 | 127 | 127 | 181 | 932 | 30 |
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