
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bog Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
687 | 625 | 535 | 504 | 490 | 348 | 370 | 575 | 923 | 923 | 964 | 819 | 763 | 669 | 508 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.97m | 5:19AM1.80m | 5:37PM1.85m | 5:52AM1.67m | 6:11PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.07m | 11:47PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
687 | 625 | 535 | 504 | 490 | 348 | 370 | 575 | 923 | 923 | 964 | 819 | 763 | 669 | 508 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 120 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 45 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 108 | 179 | 193 | 233 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 78 | 741 | 882 | 882 | 92 |
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