Surf Forecasts:
Fish Boma surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 29 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 9,908 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fish Boma this week:
The surf forecast for Fish Boma over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fish Boma in the next 16 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 9s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fish Boma over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1621 | 1487 | 1346 | 1452 | 2379 | 9537 | 6942 | 4904 | 3105 | 2274 | 1452 | 1059 | 945 | 1103 | 760 | 1469 | 885 | 655 | 433 | 509 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.37m | 2:37AM1.49m | 3:07PM1.44m | 3:13AM1.54m | 3:41PM1.50m | 3:47AM1.58m | 4:14PM1.55m | 4:19AM1.60m | 4:47PM1.58m | 4:51AM1.59m | 5:18PM1.60m | 5:22AM1.57m | 5:51PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.40m | 8:29PM0.48m | 8:57AM0.33m | 9:07PM0.41m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:42PM0.36m | 10:03AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.34m | 10:34AM0.20m | 10:48PM0.33m | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1621 | 1487 | 1346 | 1452 | 2379 | — | 6942 | 4904 | 3105 | 2274 | 1452 | 1059 | 945 | 1103 | 760 | 509 | 514 | 339 | 380 | 509 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 28 | 17 | 218 | 1370 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 218 | 137 | 76 | 305 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 655 | 433 | 361 | 428 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | SSW 21 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 45 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 12 | 78 | — | — | 16 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | W 4 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9537 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 9 | 53 | 682 | 1469 | 885 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 383 | 373 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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