Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
570
637
386
386
386
911
1383
1482
1902
2247
2358
2293
1857
1537
1326
1127
932
736
833
700
603
598
1363
1247
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:35AM1.17m
11:15PM1.39m
11:51AM1.21m
00:14AM1.45m
12:47PM1.28m
1:01AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.56m
5:52AM0.54m
5:48PM0.54m
6:48AM0.46m
6:43PM0.50m
7:30AM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
20
21
19
18
18
17
16
15
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
19
20
19
18
17
15
14
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
570
637
386
386
386
911
1383
1482
1902
2247
2358
2293
1857
1537
1326
1127
932
736
833
700
603
583
1363
1247
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
14
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
120
52
175
175
232
66
65
63
40
39
38
38
38
34
24
23
13
7
11
171
400
598
23
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
55
36
47
68
68
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
7
17
7
2
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
33
8
22
42
38
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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