Fish Boma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 22.95° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fish Boma sea temperature is

15.8°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1714	1554	1435	1630	2375	2270	1422	1201	999	935	832	769	706	669	694	606	533	475	410	410	580
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	N	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	NE	N	NNW	NW	W	SSW	ESE	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	on	glassy
High Tide			4:50PM1.88m					5:04AM1.68m				5:18PM1.77m				5:32AM1.58m				5:45PM1.63m
Low Tide	10:38AM0.04m					11:02PM0.08m				11:05AM0.12m				11:29PM0.18m				11:31AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	20	18	19	19	21	21	17	17	16	15	15	16	16	17	21	22	21	18	17
Feels °C	15	19	18	17	18	19	20	22	17	17	16	15	14	15	15	16	20	20	20	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10
kJ	1714	1554	1303	1019	1596	1662	1422	1201	999	935	832	769	706	669	694	606	533	475	410	289	404
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	—	S 10	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16
kJ	—	2	—	2	804	792	632	543	527	392	373	314	115	224	220	278	254	191	198	258	580
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SW 12	SW 7	WSW 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 18	SW 17	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	268	67	24	26	50	92	204	410	235
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1147	1126	1435	1630	2375	2270	—	—	—	5	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	16	16	0	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Namotu Lefts Fiji	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4

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