
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
855 | 773 | 1040 | 836 | 701 | 688 | 568 | 568 | 558 | 651 | 792 | 1121 | 1524 | 2426 | 4574 | 4812 | 3131 | 2602 | 2089 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.06m | 12:04PM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:46PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.81m | 5:24AM0.69m | 6:21PM0.67m | 6:23AM0.56m | 7:01PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
855 | 773 | 1040 | 836 | 701 | 688 | 568 | 568 | 558 | 651 | 792 | 1121 | 1524 | 2426 | 3592 | 3648 | 46 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 |
87 | 124 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 59 | 75 | 68 | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 44 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4574 | 4812 | 3131 | 2602 | 2089 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 3 |
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