Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST
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Robberg surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Robberg sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
481
444
729
1071
1052
1028
880
709
672
691
697
750
824
727
650
646
771
634
526
361
310
266
257
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:35PM1.61m
5:52AM1.59m
6:26PM1.52m
6:44AM1.43m
7:26PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.11m
11:42PM0.24m
12:09PM0.22m
00:37AM0.36m
1:02PM0.33m
1:43AM0.49m
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
24
26
23
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
23
25
23
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
279
291
430
480
380
330
282
245
277
193
154
118
96
94
69
80
646
523
449
404
361
310
266
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
591
481
80
73
102
116
147
140
138
133
96
93
56
91
51
53
77
121
118
140
172
122
144
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
24
56
77
31
17
16
17
17
48
42
84
32
31
30
30
11
10
13
17
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
62
60
444
729
1071
1052
1028
880
709
672
691
697
750
824
727
650
771
634
526
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
42
39
39
420
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
31
31
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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