Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 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
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 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4088
3560
2979
2545
2037
1635
1413
1314
1056
3293
3645
3954
3244
2670
2333
1866
1659
1580
1514
1280
1083
891
736
657
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:28AM1.72m
1:57PM1.56m
2:10AM1.83m
2:39PM1.66m
2:52AM1.90m
3:21PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.16m
7:54PM0.21m
8:32AM0.05m
8:38PM0.13m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
14
18
20
18
17
17
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
17
19
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
4088
3560
2979
2545
2037
1635
1413
1314
1056
3293
3645
3954
3244
2670
2333
1866
1659
1359
1514
1280
1083
891
736
657
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
15
1.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
2
SW
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
8
15
15
106
155
339
958
130
167
140
467
551
486
544
431
1580
1200
1028
830
714
625
538
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
1.4
SSW
11
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
32
49
50
452
109
165
177
238
276
284
344
724
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1.2
E
5
Energy kJ
5
10
21
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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