Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1111 | 1035 | 914 | 892 | 826 | 734 | 663 | 583 | 573 | 563 | 675 | 851 | 986 | 1234 | 1576 | 1883 | 2381 | 2880 | 3391 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.90m | 5:06AM1.72m | 5:24PM1.85m | 5:38AM1.64m | 5:57PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:40AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
1111 | 1035 | 914 | 892 | 826 | 734 | 663 | 583 | 573 | 563 | 675 | 851 | 986 | 1234 | 1576 | 1883 | 2381 | 2880 | 3391 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
41 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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