Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	127	137	163	141	147	154	123	118	154	203	279	516	1040	1176	735	194	411	417	503	746	975	989	751
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	W	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	3:17AM1.82m				3:32PM1.98m				3:45AM1.85m				3:59PM1.97m				4:12AM1.85m				4:25PM1.92m
Low Tide			9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.02m				9:46AM0.01m				10:07PM0.02m				10:13AM0.03m				10:32PM0.05m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	24	30	28	27	24	24	23	22	24	29	27	26	23	23
Feels °C	21	22	24	24	26	25	24	22	22	24	28	25	24	26	25	22	21	22	25	24	25	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	127	132	135	138	147	154	123	118	113	90	90	115	80	870	498	169	120	80	70	67	32	29	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 15	—	E 11	E 10	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	108	137	163	141	131	89	87	60	64	39	79	81	2	75	69	128	—	86	96	—	—	99	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSW 10	SSE 8	SE 8	—	S 8	SSW 16	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	32	40	27	27	28	27	26	16	12	18	6	2	—	1	50	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	45	17	11	—	—	14	28	107	154	203	279	516	1040	1176	735	194	411	417	503	746	975	989	751
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salmon Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	3	2	4	1	2
Distance (km)	30	0	30	33	30	0	9	33	9	33	512	888	28	2	9	33	248	248	433	505	248	33	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			2	2	1	1	1				4	4	2	2						3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	9	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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