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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fish Boma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fish Boma sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 11PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 149mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
472 | 1237 | 1549 | 1739 | 2260 | 8236 | 14719 | 18849 | 16737 | 11492 | 9979 | 8653 | 9825 | 10130 | 9335 | 8137 | 7138 | 6407 | 5662 | 5200 | 4856 | 3671 | 3517 | 3654 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:32PM1.45m | 5:39AM1.45m | 6:07PM1.36m | 6:13AM1.35m | 6:51PM1.28m | 6:57AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.43m | 11:53AM0.39m | 00:06AM0.53m | 12:32PM0.48m | 00:53AM0.63m | 1:24PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 472 | 1237 | 1549 | 1739 | 157 | 115 | 159 | 174 | 301 | 255 | 9979 | 8653 | 9825 | 10130 | 9335 | 8137 | 7138 | 6407 | 5662 | 5200 | 4856 | 3671 | 3517 | 3654 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 408 | 80 | 371 | 190 | 127 | 125 | 78 | 55 | 56 | — | 245 | 215 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 128 | 174 | 255 | 238 | 212 | 202 | 422 | 361 | 603 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 61 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 78 | 129 | 127 | 69 | 77 | 97 | 146 | 266 | 379 | 510 | 334 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 456 | — | — | 2260 | 8236 | 14719 | 18849 | 16737 | 11492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 40 | 39 | 77 | 330 | 332 | 379 | 247 | 471 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 332 | 77 | 332 | 77 | 145 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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