Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2381 | 2272 | 2145 | 1978 | 1801 | 1693 | 1576 | 1476 | 1500 | 2039 | 3584 | 4102 | 3785 | 3193 | 2783 | 2237 | 1914 | 1550 | 1347 | 1250 | 655 | 486 | 469 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.26m | 7:31PM1.31m | 7:49AM1.12m | 8:20PM1.16m | 9:23AM1.00m | 10:47PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.49m | 1:08PM0.53m | 1:49AM0.63m | 1:47PM0.68m | 2:58AM0.75m | 3:17PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2381 | 2272 | 2145 | 1978 | 1801 | 1693 | 1576 | 1476 | 1500 | 2039 | 3584 | 4102 | 3785 | 3193 | 2783 | 2237 | 1914 | 1550 | 1347 | 1250 | 655 | 486 | 469 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 403 | 403 | 354 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 215 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 42 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 339 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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