Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 10AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (27 May)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
1712
1639
1643
1544
4570
4935
5009
4381
3820
3976
4605
5750
5912
6068
5603
5175
4848
3999
3644
3261
2903
2534
2304
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM1.47m
1:32PM1.32m
1:40AM1.51m
2:09PM1.39m
2:16AM1.55m
2:43PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.38m
7:27PM0.44m
8:05AM0.32m
8:06PM0.40m
8:37AM0.27m
8:41PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
18
16
16
17
15
15
14
18
17
18
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
16
15
13
14
18
17
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
880
1712
1639
1643
1544
4570
4935
5009
4381
3820
3976
4605
5750
5912
6068
5603
5175
4848
3999
3644
3261
2903
2534
2304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
1.1
SW
18
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
492
6
6
13
743
12
12
73
147
204
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
4
6
6
13
12
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
299
261
199
155
190
182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
118
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
39
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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