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Bog Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 SAST
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Bog Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bog Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)9991313131313881313131212121281178866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1251221199893959598111113139135125115828177708653549681103
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
1.39
2:24PM
1.55
2:53AM
1.58
3:10PM
1.69
3:35AM
1.75
3:48PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.46
8:40PM
0.33
8:58AM
0.30
9:21PM
0.17
9:40AM
0.18
9:57PM
0.05
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:22-------5:22-------5:22------
Sunset----6:53-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----21-------------111-
Temp. °C222426272624232222242727262524232324262626252424
Feels °C (?)252828282726262425272828282827262627272729292627
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