Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 547 | 436 | 352 | 322 | 326 | 273 | 262 | 207 | 203 | 202 | 207 | 220 | 225 | 257 | 282 | 235 | 229 | 189 | 225 | 245 | 114 | 86 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.88m | 5:03PM1.99m | 5:12AM1.86m | 5:31PM1.95m | 5:41AM1.79m | 6:01PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM-0.04m | 11:09PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 547 | 436 | 352 | 322 | 326 | 273 | 262 | 207 | 203 | 202 | 207 | 220 | 225 | 257 | 282 | 235 | 229 | 189 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 86 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 91 | 58 | 56 | 45 | 20 | 54 | 47 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 50 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 103 | 206 | 262 | 208 | 145 | — | — | 29 | 31 | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 225 | 245 | 114 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 181 | 213 | 434 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 295 | 77 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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