Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 570 | 775 | 899 | 1428 | 1507 | 1375 | 1215 | 1331 | 1344 | 1344 | 671 | 753 | 1281 | 684 | 684 | 553 | 767 | 736 | 858 | 913 | 1076 | 1866 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.74m | 4:35PM1.78m | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:03PM1.83m | 5:09AM1.80m | 5:32PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.11m | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 183 | 183 | 284 | 47 | 44 | 229 | 156 | — | 147 | — | 513 | 612 | 64 | 684 | 684 | 553 | 767 | 736 | 858 | 913 | 1076 | 1866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 176 | 234 | 63 | 45 | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 59 | 89 | 51 | 137 | 44 | 318 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | — | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 166 | — | 25 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 14 | — | 44 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 613 | 570 | 775 | 899 | 1428 | 1507 | 1375 | 1215 | 1331 | 1344 | 1344 | 671 | 753 | 1281 | 517 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 315 | 359 | 1238 | 434 | 251 | 248 | 30 | 30 | 77 | 913 | 932 | 932 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 920 | 160 | 28 | 0 |
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