Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (25 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1912
2318
2492
2424
2158
1783
1521
1346
1129
907
798
976
833
805
1602
1527
1544
1452
2078
4935
5009
4381
4016
3976
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
S
0
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.18m
00:15AM1.42m
12:47PM1.25m
1:01AM1.47m
1:32PM1.32m
1:40AM1.51m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.53m
6:48AM0.46m
6:43PM0.49m
7:30AM0.38m
7:27PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
20
21
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
19
20
18
19
18
15
14
14
15
16
17
15
15
15
14
14
18
17
17
15
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
1912
2318
2492
2424
2158
1783
1521
1346
1129
907
798
976
833
805
1602
1527
1544
1452
1204
4935
5009
4381
4016
3976
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
12
1.1
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
58
38
38
38
59
46
33
12
22
23
23
15
203
492
6
6
27
735
2078
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
8
7
7
23
13
8
13
8
8
8
3
14
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
50
48
47
47
13
50
81
102
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
31
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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