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Fish Boma surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fish Boma today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
1812 | 1493 | 1280 | 1162 | 891 | 736 | 657 | 549 | 354 | 342 | 233 | 370 | 233 | 189 | 206 | 471 | 451 | 451 | 503 | 647 | 836 | 813 | 736 | 618 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.90m | 3:21PM1.72m | 3:35AM1.91m | 4:04PM1.74m | 4:19AM1.87m | 4:48PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.09m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:53PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 1812 | 1493 | 1280 | 1162 | 891 | 736 | 657 | 549 | 354 | 342 | 233 | 370 | 233 | 189 | 189 | 471 | 451 | 451 | 503 | 647 | 836 | 813 | 736 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1359 | 1200 | 1028 | 830 | 714 | 547 | 538 | 454 | 273 | 207 | 204 | 233 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 319 | 259 | 171 | 132 | 202 | 139 | 101 | 46 | 618 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 40 | 38 | 47 | 49 | 44 | 127 | 98 | 206 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 24 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 50 | 52 | 25 | 103 | 229 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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