Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
19.2° 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 6PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8921
9250
9324
8899
7862
6670
5433
4399
3697
3068
2019
1561
1236
938
774
548
437
394
339
347
304
257
325
325
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:20PM1.35m
7:47AM1.28m
8:49PM1.24m
9:34AM1.15m
10:49PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.41m
1:33AM0.55m
2:13PM0.56m
3:19AM0.67m
4:04PM0.62m
5:27AM0.64m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
17
20
19
16
16
16
16
17
25
27
27
24
24
21
21
24
12
13
15
14
12
12
10
10
14
15
14
11
12
13
13
15
24
27
27
23
22
20
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.1
SSW
11
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
Energy kJ
8921
9250
9324
8899
7862
6670
5433
4399
3697
3068
2019
1561
1236
328
375
414
422
394
290
347
304
257
325
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
938
774
548
437
361
296
221
210
226
211
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
8
2
2
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
2.3
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
25
81
78
393
617
408
585
612
339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
41
3
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
332
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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