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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | |
131 | 180 | 178 | 200 | 268 | 330 | 322 | 294 | 472 | 529 | 514 | 503 | 480 | 520 | 392 | 277 | 251 | 696 | 637 | 637 | 386 | 386 | 437 | 962 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.31m | 8:37PM1.39m | 9:05AM1.20m | 10:00PM1.37m | 10:35AM1.17m | 11:15PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.53m | 4:36AM0.59m | 4:38PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 118 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 268 | 86 | 62 | 75 | 472 | 529 | 514 | 503 | 480 | 520 | 392 | 277 | 190 | 696 | 637 | 637 | 386 | 386 | 437 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 84 | 80 | 101 | 99 | 330 | 322 | 294 | 69 | 55 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 129 | 109 | 77 | 123 | 55 | 52 | 175 | 175 | 232 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 180 | 178 | 200 | 39 | 99 | 94 | 96 | 19 | 19 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 220 | 251 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 66 | 85 | 132 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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