Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 10	E 10	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	123	154	148	197	92	84	100	104	125	122	108	135	146	131	115	179	146	163	154	181	181	133	95
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross
High Tide	9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m					11:33AM1.34m				00:05AM1.25m				12:42PM1.49m				1:04AM1.39m
Low Tide			4:01PM0.75m				4:40AM0.65m					6:03PM0.66m				6:11AM0.55m				7:04PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:19
mm	1	—	—	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	21
Feels °C	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	23	25	25	22	20	21	23	24	25	25	24	25	25	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 6	SSW 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13
kJ	123	154	22	11	92	73	100	98	125	90	90	87	83	61	60	119	98	81	104	110	113	92	95
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	E 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9
kJ	24	30	13	13	8	8	14	22	19	122	42	40	39	23	22	57	121	163	154	143	139	133	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	—	S 10	—	S 17	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 7
kJ	7	22	17	17	8	15	3	3	—	47	—	6	23	46	78	130	40	55	39	40	40	25	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	148	197	58	84	87	104	93	110	108	135	146	131	115	179	146	—	—	181	181	132	85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Ponta do Ouro Inhambane	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salmon Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	33	324	350	433	33	125	125	125	78	750	33	324	486	33	9	0	30	315	2	0	0	16	9
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Sodwana			Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini			Sodwana		Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Zinkwazi		Blythedale	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	1			2	2	2	2	2			1		1	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

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