Fish Boma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 22.95° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Boma sea temperature is

18.3°C

Fish Boma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	82	93	62	142	92	102	329	854	1068	1504	1761	1808	1638	1355	1463	1102	1053	892	790	584	574	511	565	639
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	SW	S	SE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	SSE	SE	SE	SE	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:30AM1.74m				4:45PM1.84m					5:10AM1.66m				5:26PM1.70m				5:55AM1.55m				6:13PM1.53m
Low Tide				10:31AM0.09m					11:01PM0.07m				11:13AM0.19m				11:43PM0.20m				12:00PM0.34m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	19	20	19	17	16	16	16	19	22	23	22	18	17	17	17	19	21	22	21	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	18	18	20	18	16	15	15	15	19	21	22	22	19	18	18	18	21	22	22	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14
kJ	82	93	62	58	51	80	88	854	1068	1504	1761	1808	1638	1355	1463	1102	1053	892	790	584	574	511	565	639
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 8	SW 10	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	57	46	50	142	92	102	104	109	208	138	141	238	204	240	235	269	258	248	186	172	194	122	117	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SW 10	SE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	S 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	69	80	61	60	34	35	329	150	63	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	103	—	7	62	80	66	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 2	SW 2	SW 3	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	12	34	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3	1	3	3	41	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	16	0	0	1	0	0	41	16	3	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Victoria Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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