Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.2°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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	1	2	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	ESE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	64	45	52	123	121	146	89	90	101	112	127	125	122	96	154	182	165	147	286	138	163	154	143	137	133	93
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide				9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m					11:33AM1.34m				00:05AM1.25m				12:42PM1.49m				1:04AM1.39m
Low Tide		2:33AM0.63m				4:01PM0.75m				4:40AM0.65m					6:03PM0.66m				6:11AM0.55m				7:04PM0.51m


	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:19
mm	—	1	—	1	—	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	23	22	21	21	21	23	23	24	23	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	21	22	23	23	23	21	22	23	22	22	22	23	28	24	22	20	22	24	25	23	24	24	25	24	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 5	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	64	45	39	39	121	146	89	90	98	100	127	125	79	90	87	63	60	59	157	138	111	92	92	72	133	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 7	E 7	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 5	S 6	SSW 6	SE 9	SSW 12	SSW 6	SSW 10	E 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 6	E 9
kJ	48	42	33	123	31	29	17	8	3	14	8	19	122	41	40	26	23	78	58	121	163	154	143	137	26	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SE 9	SSW 11	SSW 6	S 10	—	S 17	S 17	SSW 15	S 8	S 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 7	SSW 5
kJ	33	35	52	23	22	13	13	8	15	3	22	8	47	—	6	23	46	22	116	56	38	38	39	39	25	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	SSE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	—	—	SSW 3	SW 4	—	—	ENE 6
kJ	43	62	67	—	—	57	22	43	101	112	96	100	26	96	154	182	165	147	286	—	—	3	3	—	—	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	4	33	583	583	324	51	125	92	78	51	0	33	33	248	9	0	0	434	591	125	0	0	9	33
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay			Sodwana	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga		Kosi Bay		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Sunrise			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1			1	2	2	1	2	2	2		1		2	2	3			2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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