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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
1642 | 1812 | 1493 | 1280 | 1162 | 891 | 736 | 657 | 549 | 354 | 342 | 233 | 364 | 347 | 189 | 206 | 471 | 451 | 451 | 569 | 604 | 736 | 716 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.90m | 3:21PM1.72m | 3:35AM1.91m | 4:04PM1.74m | 4:19AM1.87m | 4:48PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.09m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:53PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1642 | 1812 | 1493 | 1280 | 1162 | 891 | 722 | 657 | 549 | 354 | 342 | 233 | 364 | 347 | 189 | 189 | 471 | 451 | 451 | 569 | 604 | 736 | 716 | 637 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 622 | 1359 | 1200 | 1028 | 830 | 714 | 736 | 538 | 454 | 273 | 207 | 204 | 233 | 189 | 138 | 43 | 309 | 259 | 171 | 132 | 199 | 180 | 56 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 206 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 101 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 23 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 132 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
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