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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
2293 | 2096 | 1713 | 1674 | 1438 | 1183 | 952 | 743 | 564 | 419 | 1583 | 2607 | 4071 | 4585 | 5650 | 2878 | 2121 | 2700 | 5327 | 11611 | 11323 | 11115 | 9795 | 8555 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.16m | 9:24PM1.20m | 9:49AM1.13m | 10:53PM1.28m | 11:21AM1.19m | 11:55PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.62m | 3:45AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.61m | 5:16AM0.62m | 5:23PM0.54m | 6:19AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 2293 | 2096 | 1713 | 1674 | 1438 | 1183 | 952 | 743 | 564 | 371 | 282 | 177 | 104 | 85 | 3869 | 2878 | 2121 | 149 | 52 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 590 | 590 | 590 | 513 | 485 | 451 | 392 | 340 | 335 | 330 | 299 | 6 | 46 | 14 | 98 | 73 | 221 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 72 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 5 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 43 | — | — | 5 | 119 | 419 | 1583 | 2607 | 4071 | 4585 | 5650 | 22 | — | 2700 | 5327 | 11611 | 11323 | 11115 | 9795 | 8555 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 3 | 4 | 183 | 652 | 849 | 37 | 37 | 649 | 605 | 592 | 616 | 183 | 404 | 414 | 3 |
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