Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
529
514
503
480
643
386
277
251
696
570
637
437
386
386
911
1363
1482
2032
2614
2779
2801
2135
1668
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:05AM1.20m
10:00PM1.37m
10:35AM1.17m
11:15PM1.39m
11:51AM1.21m
00:14AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.58m
3:18PM0.53m
4:36AM0.59m
4:38PM0.56m
5:52AM0.54m
5:48PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
Temp °C
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
17
21
21
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
21
20
18
17
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
309
529
514
503
480
643
386
277
190
696
570
637
437
386
386
911
1363
1482
2032
2614
2779
2801
2135
1668
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
E
11
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
60
53
40
34
28
58
126
109
90
56
120
52
175
175
232
78
65
63
68
39
38
47
38
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
S
6
0.5
E
11
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
90
19
43
64
59
6
58
220
251
123
55
36
69
68
68
18
18
18
17
17
17
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
2
5
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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