Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Boma today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Boma at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Boma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1090 | 940 | 649 | 575 | 814 | 699 | 651 | 483 | 467 | 403 | 338 | 282 | 277 | 351 | 330 | 307 | 251 | 205 | 175 | 344 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.75m | 3:40AM1.72m | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:08AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.09m | 10:13AM0.01m | 10:35PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1090 | 940 | 385 | 404 | 814 | 699 | 651 | 483 | 467 | 403 | 338 | 282 | 277 | 351 | 330 | 307 | 251 | 205 | 167 | 344 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 428 | 434 | 649 | 575 | 372 | 340 | 315 | 322 | 267 | 273 | 231 | 188 | 196 | 200 | 229 | 191 | 151 | 170 | 175 | 128 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | S 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 55 | 299 | 371 | 53 | 11 | 27 | 106 | 47 | 121 | 160 | 154 | 147 | 155 | 238 | 164 | 162 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 221 | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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