Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 198 | 207 | 220 | 220 | 255 | 239 | 196 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 177 | 95 | 200 | 179 | 139 | 166 | 207 | 167 | 249 | 339 | 264 | 534 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.86m | 5:31PM1.95m | 5:41AM1.79m | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:12AM1.67m | 6:34PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
198 | 198 | 207 | 220 | 220 | 255 | 239 | 196 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 11 | 59 | 200 | 130 | 139 | 166 | 207 | 159 | 116 | 96 | 204 | 534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | E 8 |
56 | 37 | 72 | 16 | 47 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 339 | 264 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NE 7 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | NE 8 |
28 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 71 | 88 | 25 | 69 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 23 | 177 | 95 | 151 | 179 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 310 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 434 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
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