Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 1AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2471
2333
2029
1642
1812
1514
1280
1162
891
736
657
549
354
287
233
364
347
189
206
471
451
451
394
666
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM1.66m
2:52AM1.90m
3:21PM1.72m
3:35AM1.91m
4:04PM1.74m
4:19AM1.87m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.13m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.09m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.09m
10:38AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
21
19
17
18
17
16
17
21
21
18
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
17
16
16
14
14
14
17
19
18
16
17
15
14
15
20
19
18
15
15
15
15
17
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
2471
2333
2029
1642
1812
1514
1280
1162
891
722
657
549
354
287
233
364
347
189
192
471
451
451
394
666
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
Energy kJ
726
710
660
622
1359
1200
1028
830
714
736
538
454
273
233
204
233
189
43
44
319
259
171
132
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
SW
16
0.5
ESE
6
Energy kJ
227
330
400
705
44
28
58
60
62
45
59
98
206
31
30
23
203
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
E
6
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
10
30
86
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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