Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.8°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	0	!	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	200	211	212	194	596	1087	408	345	277	223	195	171	176	147	190	255	342	371	392	348	348	303	303	268
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		3:56AM1.88m				4:12PM2.01m				4:30AM1.86m				4:47PM1.93m					5:07AM1.78m				5:24PM1.79m
Low Tide				9:58AM-0.03m				10:23PM-0.03m				10:34AM0.01m				10:58PM0.05m					11:11AM0.12m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	1	5	2	11	6	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	21	21	21	19	19	19	18	20	22	22	21	20	18
Feels °C	24	22	22	22	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 10	ENE 6	NE 6	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	200	211	162	78	4	6	408	345	214	186	172	171	176	147	190	255	342	371	392	348	348	303	303	268
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	NE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 6	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 11	SW 20	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	41	38	81	6	—	—	—	—	7	223	195	140	112	112	94	81	62	66	51	4	4	15	20	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 6	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	S 10	S 10	—	S 21	S 11	SSW 19	SSW 19
kJ	11	11	10	5	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	12	30	51	84	6	6	2	2	—	9	2	37	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	212	194	596	1087	373	223	277	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	70	38	52	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	29	932	267	160	30	0	0	0	127	33	33	9	0	0	0	9	33	932	932	33	33
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Treskostraal West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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