Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
637
488
380
380
747
1280
1561
1940
2318
2492
2424
2158
1783
1632
1430
1129
971
785
646
833
689
1536
1346
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:34AM1.14m
11:15PM1.37m
11:51AM1.18m
00:15AM1.42m
12:47PM1.25m
1:01AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.55m
5:52AM0.53m
5:48PM0.53m
6:48AM0.46m
6:43PM0.49m
7:30AM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
18
18
18
18
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
14
14
16
16
17
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
704
637
488
380
380
747
1280
1561
1940
2318
2492
2424
2158
1783
1632
1430
1129
971
785
646
833
689
1536
1346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.3
SE
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
55
50
203
203
203
78
65
62
58
38
38
38
46
33
33
32
11
11
12
36
201
360
23
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SW
16
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
36
35
69
68
68
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
8
7
7
7
13
8
13
124
7
6
6
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
50
33
24
50
58
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
57
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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