Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.4°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	674	243	163	168	153	127	327	143	322	266	429	411	434	437	356	125	312	639	637	685	616	504	475	538	499	232
Wind (km/h)	N	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SW	SE	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	1:46AM1.52m					2:04PM1.74m				2:22AM1.62m				2:36PM1.81m				2:53AM1.70m				3:05PM1.84m				3:23AM1.74m
Low Tide			7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.25m				8:21AM0.23m				8:47PM0.17m				8:52AM0.17m				9:15PM0.11m


	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	6:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	4	7	5	8	8	9	4	2	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	25	22	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	28	21	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	17	17	17	15	16	13	12	12	13	16	18	18	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12	S 15	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	ESE 8
kJ	363	243	163	105	153	58	77	60	62	266	429	411	434	437	356	61	66	69	121	253	433	478	262	189	499	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 15	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 7	E 8	E 9	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 7	S 8
kJ	96	96	93	55	105	109	57	79	42	60	55	52	51	49	49	125	6	2	69	38	35	504	475	538	112	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—	E 8	S 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	142	62	24	38	20	75	74	11	12	12	64	6	15	6	7	2	2	—	34	82	69	49	231
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 8	—	S 8	S 12	S 8	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	674	10	43	168	—	127	327	143	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	126	312	639	637	685	616	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bog Bay KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Kosi Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	77	127	315	888	347	30	30	30	0	0	0	30	30	84	126	126	434	315	283	77	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2			2				2	2	2			2	2	2					4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	3	4	5	2	1	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6

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