Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1004 | 1414 | 1126 | 1037 | 929 | 716 | 587 | 516 | 471 | 471 | 424 | 477 | 358 | 358 | 316 | 339 | 488 | 329 | 331 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.26m | 7:19AM1.13m | 7:45PM1.09m | 11:46AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.80m | 3:00AM0.86m | 6:08PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1004 | 1228 | 1126 | 1037 | 929 | 716 | 587 | 516 | 72 | 471 | 424 | 402 | 358 | 358 | 316 | 25 | 338 | 329 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 121 | 42 | 43 | 51 | 26 | 41 | 79 | 74 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 99 | 151 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 85 | 43 | — | 47 | 81 | 23 | 22 | — | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 24 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 313 | 1414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | — | — | 477 | — | — | 2 | 339 | 488 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 9 |
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