Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
2.2
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
819
940
1009
899
813
786
711
603
603
603
488
606
652
713
808
925
836
794
615
23
1069
899
753
990
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48PM1.50m
3:55AM1.57m
4:21PM1.50m
4:28AM1.55m
4:54PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.22m
9:47PM0.32m
10:10AM0.22m
10:20PM0.33m
10:42AM0.24m
10:54PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
5:23
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
16
17
21
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
27
25
19
18
18
16
16
16
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
20
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
25
24
19
18
17
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
2.2
SW
10
2.2
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
819
940
1009
899
813
786
711
603
603
603
488
606
652
713
808
925
836
794
615
21
21
899
753
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
44
46
32
53
71
62
59
49
49
49
54
57
57
55
45
46
33
33
21
23
318
279
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
E
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
15
15
24
115
2
115
113
33
109
26
28
12
6
14
20
20
146
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
10
21
48
111
1056
1069
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
31
10
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
421
118
1
1
1
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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