Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
5.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
328
400
341
350
341
355
367
458
551
1077
981
746
604
597
578
647
578
536
1624
1963
1673
1894
7085
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
S
40
SE
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:32PM1.59m
4:39AM1.63m
5:01PM1.53m
5:08AM1.55m
5:32PM1.45m
5:39AM1.45m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.17m
10:30PM0.28m
10:51AM0.23m
10:59PM0.34m
11:21AM0.30m
11:31PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
5
8
26
Temp °C
23
25
23
21
18
18
17
18
21
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
13
13
14
13
14
16
21
23
21
21
17
17
16
18
20
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
12
12
13
10
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
333
328
400
341
310
316
355
367
458
263
254
981
746
604
597
578
647
578
536
1624
1963
1673
1894
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.3
E
6
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
1
WSW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
326
227
167
162
350
341
331
282
265
147
6
240
236
176
164
161
161
123
401
80
61
261
127
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.3
E
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
211
251
326
305
125
96
232
280
189
6
8
7
7
5
12
12
12
12
11
17
80
70
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
SW
13
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
WSW
11
5.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2
9
7
551
1077
9
204
7085
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
16
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
77
41
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
1
3
3
11
471
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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