Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3298
3446
3129
3319
3765
4304
4467
3806
2853
2415
1875
1556
1177
954
833
754
1203
4058
4288
3875
3388
2782
2421
2349
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:04PM1.48m
2:14AM1.69m
2:36PM1.55m
2:45AM1.74m
3:06PM1.60m
3:14AM1.75m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.30m
8:35AM0.20m
8:35PM0.25m
9:03AM0.15m
9:05PM0.22m
9:29AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:50
5:49
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
17
17
17
15
14
15
14
13
17
17
12
13
11
11
11
11
16
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
16
15
16
14
13
14
12
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSW
12
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3298
3446
3129
3319
3765
4304
4467
3806
2853
2415
1875
1556
1177
954
833
754
734
4058
4288
3875
3388
2782
2421
2349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.1
SW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
17
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
231
8
8
50
8
86
208
208
240
154
373
651
406
553
1203
297
186
119
75
51
39
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
E
10
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
1.3
SSE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
8
18
25
8
8
82
178
142
170
174
8
58
97
423
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
40
3
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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