Fish Boma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 22.95° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Boma sea temperature is

17.2° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 1AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 12	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	745	964	1513	3241	3171	3126	2633	2158	1862	1514	1299	1173	1415	1499	1448	1053	884	749	627	478	388	325	322	341
Wind (km/h)	SW	WNW	W	W	NNW	NNW	W	SW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	SE	S	SE	NE	NE	NNW	WNW	NW	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:37PM1.83m				4:50AM1.77m					5:18PM1.85m				5:30AM1.70m				5:58PM1.81m				6:09AM1.60m
Low Tide			10:48PM0.10m					11:03AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.05m				00:12AM0.20m				12:17PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—
	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	17	18	16	15	15	15	15	15	18	19
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	15	13	13	14	14	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 9	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	594	606	745	3241	3171	3126	2633	2158	1862	1514	1299	1173	1415	1499	1448	1053	884	749	627	478	388	273	208	341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 16	SW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	113	964	1513	69	71	50	51	76	82	82	82	82	81	55	55	53	52	51	93	119	206	325	322	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	4	87	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	37	51	51	51	50	50	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	745	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	39	1	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	16	16	0	0	0	1	0	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Lookout Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sollys Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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