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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
18.7° 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: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 9 | |
8488 | 7656 | 7456 | 6277 | 5582 | 5016 | 4180 | 4085 | 4717 | 4554 | 4144 | 3759 | 3344 | 2655 | 2397 | 2096 | 1821 | 1674 | 1413 | 1183 | 882 | 743 | 466 | 1530 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.28m | 6:57AM1.25m | 7:53PM1.21m | 8:05AM1.16m | 9:24PM1.20m | 9:49AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.63m | 1:24PM0.56m | 2:03AM0.71m | 2:38PM0.62m | 3:45AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 8488 | 7656 | 7456 | 6277 | 5582 | 5016 | 4180 | 4085 | 4717 | 4554 | 4144 | 3759 | 3344 | 2655 | 2397 | 2096 | 1821 | 1674 | 1413 | 1183 | 882 | 743 | 466 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 305 | 301 | 238 | 212 | 202 | 196 | 399 | 388 | 920 | 909 | 864 | 777 | 757 | 746 | 590 | 659 | 659 | 513 | 485 | 451 | 392 | 340 | 246 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 8 | — | WSW 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 62 | 97 | 183 | 266 | 323 | 510 | 603 | 195 | — | 111 | 21 | — | 21 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 32 | 34 | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 7 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 47 | — | — | 35 | 439 | 1530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 475 | 616 |
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