Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bog Works today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bog Works at 7AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bog Works. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1190 | 1901 | 1198 | 1255 | 1591 | 1571 | 1376 | 1511 | 1340 | 1364 | 1346 | 1452 | 1292 | 3377 | 3560 | 3479 | 3593 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38AM2.47m | 2:08PM2.44m | 2:31AM2.28m | 3:12PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.78m | 7:58AM0.81m | 8:32PM0.98m | 8:56AM0.99m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 695 | 1901 | 1198 | 1081 | 778 | 763 | 1376 | 1511 | 1033 | 1090 | 838 | 651 | 1292 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1190 | 437 | 244 | 1255 | 1591 | 1571 | 32 | 14 | 1340 | 1364 | 1346 | 1452 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 17 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 885 | 151 | 103 | 50 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 749 | 651 | — | — | — | — | 737 | 3377 | 3560 | 3479 | 3593 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 99 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 |
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