Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 387 | 328 | 214 | 200 | 185 | 119 | 161 | 198 | 280 | 407 | 516 | 456 | 422 | 542 | 765 | 726 | 516 | 589 | 441 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.67m | 6:30AM1.50m | 6:53PM1.46m | 7:21AM1.31m | 7:57PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.22m | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:38PM0.41m | 1:09AM0.52m | 1:34PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 478 | 387 | 328 | 214 | 160 | 154 | 119 | 83 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 375 | 432 | 440 | 7 | 450 | 441 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 109 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 64 | 139 | 159 | 200 | 185 | 42 | 161 | 198 | 280 | 407 | 516 | 456 | 422 | 542 | 765 | 726 | 516 | 589 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 741 | 882 | 882 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 33 | 888 | 713 | 363 | 273 | 267 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 267 | 767 | 692 | 28 | 0 |
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