Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1111 | 1007 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 851 | 808 | 794 | 713 | 961 | 878 | 721 | 688 | 645 | 565 | 555 | 435 | 435 | 1124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.31m | 6:56AM1.16m | 7:13PM1.15m | 8:00AM1.01m | 9:23PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.59m | 12:56PM0.68m | 1:44AM0.74m | 2:09PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1111 | 1007 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 851 | 808 | 794 | 713 | 961 | 878 | 721 | 496 | 427 | 350 | 309 | 270 | 240 | 1124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | — | — | 60 | 688 | 645 | 565 | 555 | 435 | 435 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | 127 | 60 | 217 | 275 | 383 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | 181 | 196 | 230 | 281 | 319 | 398 | 363 | 461 | 679 | 726 | 581 | — | 541 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 415 | 412 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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