Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 7PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1552 | 1512 | 2543 | 1523 | 1354 | 1310 | 1252 | 1140 | 1090 | 956 | 649 | 575 | 814 | 687 | 652 | 483 | 467 | 403 | 335 | 282 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.63m | 3:12AM1.65m | 3:32PM1.75m | 3:40AM1.72m | 3:59PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.23m | 9:11PM0.26m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1552 | 1512 | 2543 | 1523 | 1354 | 1310 | 1252 | 1140 | 1090 | 956 | 385 | 339 | 814 | 687 | 652 | 483 | 467 | 403 | 335 | 282 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 581 | 495 | 154 | 28 | 135 | 387 | 368 | 418 | 439 | 434 | 649 | 575 | 318 | 289 | 347 | 369 | 319 | 279 | 240 | 208 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | S 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 462 | 466 | — | 45 | — | — | 99 | 46 | 127 | 55 | 299 | 371 | 53 | 11 | 27 | 106 | 47 | 121 | 160 | 154 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 317 | 606 | 735 | 474 | 690 | 588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 377 | 354 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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