Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1151 | 1211 | 1211 | 1032 | 997 | 990 | 904 | 451 | 612 | 520 | 840 | 895 | 1055 | 1008 | 1049 | 1934 | 2005 | 1686 | 1464 | 1467 | 1686 | 1744 | 1514 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:03PM1.83m | 5:09AM1.80m | 5:32PM1.85m | 5:38AM1.77m | 6:01PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.05m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 152 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 66 | 42 | 904 | 422 | 612 | 520 | 840 | 895 | 1055 | 1008 | 1049 | 1934 | 2005 | 1686 | 1464 | 1467 | 1686 | 1744 | 1514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 63 | 89 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 337 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 183 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 13 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1151 | 1211 | 1211 | 1032 | 997 | 990 | 660 | 451 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 84 | 888 | 922 | 932 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 777 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 248 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
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