Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
444
503
458
757
813
790
618
475
402
499
791
979
1108
1080
853
662
550
596
795
949
1151
1048
850
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM1.87m
4:48PM1.71m
5:04AM1.77m
5:35PM1.65m
5:52AM1.63m
6:26PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.02m
10:53PM0.15m
11:22AM0.11m
11:42PM0.25m
12:10PM0.22m
00:38AM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
22
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
17
17
16
18
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
13
14
15
15
18
19
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
2.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
451
444
503
458
757
813
790
241
475
402
386
431
330
282
202
199
231
187
120
116
94
69
68
850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
263
171
132
202
139
101
70
618
451
380
81
74
102
116
111
106
136
133
98
58
56
43
84
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
20
19
20
149
6
20
10
42
48
44
79
19
19
17
16
17
8
47
14
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.5
E
6
2.1
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
16
29
52
53
123
59
55
138
499
791
979
1108
1080
853
662
550
596
795
949
1151
1048
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
249
16
16
3
0
0
0
0
379
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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