Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 7AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (11 May)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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)
2
4
4
1
0
0
!
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0
0
0
0
6
5
3
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4668
4862
3804
2710
2544
7860
17503
19963
13527
11291
8855
7828
6343
5429
5236
5165
6098
6892
8640
9326
8871
7404
5731
4458
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.19m
11:55PM1.42m
12:24PM1.31m
00:44AM1.57m
1:13PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.62m
5:23PM0.54m
6:19AM0.47m
6:20PM0.43m
7:07AM0.31m
7:09PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
1
2
1
7
6
12
8
2
3
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
18
20
20
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
5
7
7
9
11
13
14
14
10
10
12
11
14
14
14
12
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
0.3
SE
12
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
0.8
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
67
4862
3804
2710
53
52
11221
12863
22
7828
6343
143
112
48
28
4458
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
44
56
93
72
72
52
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
14
15
7
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
11
0.6
NW
5
3
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
4668
18
2544
7860
17503
19963
13527
11291
8855
5429
5236
5165
6098
6892
8640
9326
8871
7404
5731
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
9
4
3
2
3
2
9
4
3
5
8
7
6
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
5
Distance (km)
775
37
37
478
475
616
644
3
412
651
77
3
3
3
3
404
404
475
485
485
413
412
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
9
5
9
9
7
6
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
9
4
4
3
3
3
9
5
3
5
9
9
9
7
5
4
4
7
4
4
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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