Fish Boma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 22.95° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Boma sea temperature is

17.4°C

Fish Boma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	106	117	99	99	85	96	99	111	73	91	61	116	92	102	329	845	1151	1504	1297	1684	1661	1463	1463	1102
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SSE	SSE	NE	NNE	W	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:53AM1.77m				4:06PM1.93m				4:30AM1.74m				4:45PM1.84m					5:10AM1.66m				5:26PM1.70m
Low Tide				9:53AM0.04m				10:22PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.09m					11:01PM0.07m				11:13AM0.19m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	19	19	17	17	16	15	17	19	19	19	16	16	16	16	19	22	22	21	18	18
Feels °C	16	14	17	18	18	19	18	18	16	15	17	18	19	18	15	15	16	16	19	21	21	21	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	60	75	72	68	85	96	99	82	73	91	60	62	47	77	100	845	1151	1504	1297	1684	1661	1463	1463	1102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	S 7	S 7	WSW 10	SSE 8	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	SW 11	SE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	106	117	99	99	31	34	56	45	62	46	50	116	73	102	102	162	204	173	220	200	200	200	200	168
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 7	WSW 11	WSW 10	SE 8	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	SW 11	E 7	SSW 19	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	28	17	24	64	60	25	38	69	80	61	67	92	37	329	80	91	93	138	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 2	W 3	W 3	W 3	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	WNW 3	W 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	5	3	2	—	—	—	111	—	—	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	3	16	16	0	0	3	0	1	3	3	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	16	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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