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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 177mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
331 | 367 | 458 | 576 | 1249 | 981 | 828 | 340 | 314 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 625 | 704 | 1106 | 1137 | 2015 | 6720 | 9498 | 9341 | 8812 | 11196 | 10382 | 9335 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.63m | 5:01PM1.53m | 5:08AM1.55m | 5:32PM1.45m | 5:39AM1.45m | 6:07PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.23m | 10:59PM0.34m | 11:21AM0.30m | 11:31PM0.43m | 11:53AM0.39m | 00:06AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 310 | 367 | 458 | 258 | 1249 | 981 | 828 | 340 | 314 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 625 | 704 | 1106 | 1137 | 157 | 113 | 93 | 174 | 209 | 9599 | 10382 | 9335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 331 | 282 | 265 | 147 | 240 | 240 | 236 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 123 | 123 | 480 | 61 | 186 | 127 | 127 | 159 | 93 | 91 | 301 | 248 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 280 | 189 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 170 | 157 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 464 | 61 | 2015 | 6720 | 9498 | 9341 | 8812 | 11196 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 332 | 379 | 475 | 183 | 471 | 473 | 354 | 332 |
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