Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 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
18.7° 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 2AM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (07 May)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
5
6
7
5
5
4
3
3
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SE
13
6.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14285
12148
12641
10858
10669
12741
11337
8609
7359
6669
6070
5501
5125
3934
3633
3650
4418
3936
4144
3759
3701
3344
2613
2096
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:07PM1.36m
6:13AM1.35m
6:51PM1.28m
6:57AM1.25m
7:53PM1.21m
8:05AM1.16m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.53m
12:32PM0.48m
00:53AM0.63m
1:24PM0.56m
2:03AM0.71m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:07
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5:42
5:42
5:40
5:39
8
15
10
7
4
6
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
15
13
11
12
12
11
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
171
301
12641
10858
10669
10770
9718
8609
7359
6669
6070
5501
5125
3934
3633
3650
4418
3936
4144
3759
3701
3344
2613
2096
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
55
78
245
215
171
138
136
128
174
255
238
212
202
399
422
347
823
909
864
777
757
668
590
659
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
46
31
78
129
127
68
78
97
146
266
196
510
603
202
190
111
41
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SE
13
6.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
Energy kJ
14285
12148
12741
11337
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
499
243
247
332
332
332
332
77
41
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
6
6
7
5
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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