Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 116 | 151 | 188 | 216 | 222 | 280 | 215 | 111 | 111 | 153 | 133 | 113 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.30m | 11:42AM1.17m | 00:36AM1.35m | 1:26PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.64m | 5:15AM0.68m | 5:52PM0.66m | 7:06AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 151 | 140 | 57 | 120 | 168 | 128 | 111 | 111 | 153 | 115 | 113 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 47 | 116 | 40 | 24 | 125 | 50 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 78 | 149 | 133 | 35 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | — | — | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 41 | — | — | 50 | 5 | 116 | 110 | 75 | 60 | 64 | 87 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 89 | 188 | 216 | 222 | 280 | 215 | — | 6 | 14 | 40 | 177 | 580 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 248 | 248 | 359 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 636 | 126 | 1401 | 347 |
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