Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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 1.1°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 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SW
13
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1812
1493
1280
1162
891
736
657
549
354
342
233
370
233
189
206
471
451
451
503
647
836
813
736
618
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:52AM1.90m
3:21PM1.72m
3:35AM1.91m
4:04PM1.74m
4:19AM1.87m
4:48PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.09m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.09m
10:38AM0.02m
10:53PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:32
5:31
2
Temp °C
15
15
18
21
19
17
18
17
16
17
21
20
18
16
16
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
17
17
14
14
16
19
17
16
16
15
14
15
20
18
18
15
15
15
15
14
19
18
17
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SW
13
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1812
1493
1280
1162
891
736
657
549
354
342
233
370
233
189
189
471
451
451
503
647
836
813
736
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
S
11
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1359
1200
1028
830
714
547
538
454
273
207
204
233
45
43
43
319
259
171
132
202
139
101
46
618
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
31
40
38
47
49
44
127
98
206
32
30
23
24
28
6
6
10
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
11
24
80
48
50
52
25
103
229
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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