Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 168mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2
SSW
11
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
11
4
SSE
11
6.5
SSE
11
7
SE
12
6.5
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
981
918
828
679
275
578
472
472
472
966
1317
1701
3513
10258
12884
11435
10464
11492
12924
9270
6984
8844
8265
7368
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
W
25
W
15
SW
10
SSW
45
SSE
50
SE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM1.53m
5:08AM1.55m
5:32PM1.45m
5:39AM1.45m
6:07PM1.36m
6:13AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.34m
11:21AM0.30m
11:31PM0.43m
11:53AM0.39m
00:06AM0.53m
12:32PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:42
1
3
1
4
4
8
14
22
26
24
8
9
11
11
7
5
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
8
11
14
9
8
8
7
9
7
8
10
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2
SSW
11
2.3
S
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
12
Energy kJ
981
918
828
679
275
578
472
472
472
966
1317
186
157
113
159
174
171
301
12092
8713
6984
8844
8265
7368
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
254
240
189
176
164
161
161
123
343
480
61
69
127
127
78
93
55
77
248
215
111
138
136
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
SW
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
19
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
3
5
13
157
12
12
12
11
61
31
14
46
78
129
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
3
1.4
SW
12
2.5
S
11
4
SSE
11
6.5
SSE
11
7
SE
12
6.5
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
1.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
742
705
8
568
1701
3513
10258
12884
11435
10464
11492
12924
9270
367
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
9
3
3
3
3
5
Distance (km)
37
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
332
379
620
250
475
379
372
332
332
332
332
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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