Bog Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.60° S 31.17° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bog Bay sea temperature is

22.3° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	!	!	0	!	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	SE 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 12	SSW 13	SE 12	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	302	236	202	269	213	192	181	411	106	828	1704	2509	3169	2651	1360	748	679	639	618	544	600	612	563	511
Wind (km/h)	N	N	SW	SSW	SSE	S	W	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				10:13AM1.12m					11:13PM1.20m				12:20PM1.12m				00:56AM1.24m				1:42PM1.22m
Low Tide		4:01AM0.73m				4:20PM0.74m					5:53AM0.74m				6:20PM0.75m				7:24AM0.66m				7:40PM0.66m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	22	21	20	19	18	19	17	17	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	16	15	15	19	20	20	20	16	14	12	11	11	10	11	13	14	14	12	13	15	16	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 19	SSW 18	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	138	113	96	73	167	192	181	161	106	103	101	60	60	192	333	748	679	639	618	544	600	612	563	511
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	S 23	S 22	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	236	236	202	167	53	164	164	16	10	11	10	36	60	59	42	390	463	441	402	309	249	228	225	165
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 15	SSW 14	S 6	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 22	—	—	—	E 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	E 10	E 8	E 8	—	—
kJ	137	99	59	109	213	31	61	6	6	2	20	—	—	—	2	40	29	29	—	2	6	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	—	SSW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	302	226	—	269	32	49	—	411	288	828	1704	2509	3169	2651	1360	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	4	3	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	9	9	29	125	127	30	0	30	324	751	463	711	434	723	30	0	0	0	0	0	723	33	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Sodwana							Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Siyayi	Mtunzini		Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2							4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	9	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Arawhata New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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