Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.2°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	!	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	167	163	154	143	137	133	93	133	143	529	1075	857	457	344	201	206	206	163	192	108	104	264	216
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	NNE	NNW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		12:42PM1.49m				1:04AM1.39m				1:27PM1.63m				1:46AM1.52m					2:04PM1.74m				2:22AM1.62m
Low Tide				7:04PM0.51m				7:05AM0.42m				7:44PM0.37m				7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	6:21
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	24	29	29	24	26	30	23	22	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	20
Feels °C	23	23	23	24	24	24	22	25	28	27	26	25	28	21	22	23	23	23	21	24	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12
kJ	95	80	63	48	31	133	93	133	137	133	89	541	95	344	201	206	206	163	130	99	96	79	216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 6	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 7	S 8	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 15	E 8
kJ	167	163	154	143	137	18	39	19	—	—	—	87	—	96	95	95	100	134	192	35	78	42	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 6	E 9	E 6	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	41	40	39	39	20	39	17	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	62	51	51	44	88	74
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 4	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	NE 6	NE 4	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	—	S 4	SSW 6	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 12	—
kJ	20	23	43	35	—	—	23	27	143	529	1075	857	457	—	10	64	—	—	—	108	104	264	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Surfers KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	125	125	125	0	0	9	9	33	888	505	29	251	16	78	0	30	127	888	181	2	30	30	30
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	2	3	2	3	2	2		2	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9

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