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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
979 | 989 | 800 | 644 | 501 | 705 | 705 | 679 | 662 | 727 | 705 | 973 | 836 | 709 | 643 | 414 | 359 | 273 | 218 | 212 | 183 | 172 | 149 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:35PM1.61m | 5:52AM1.59m | 6:26PM1.52m | 6:44AM1.43m | 7:26PM1.43m | 7:46AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.24m | 12:09PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.36m | 1:02PM0.33m | 1:43AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 380 | 330 | 245 | 245 | 277 | 193 | 154 | 118 | 96 | 94 | 705 | 592 | 575 | 523 | 460 | 414 | 359 | 273 | 218 | 212 | 183 | 172 | 149 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 116 | 145 | 140 | 136 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 55 | 54 | 69 | 80 | 77 | 121 | 118 | 138 | 136 | 122 | 141 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 29 | — | 16 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 51 | 66 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 979 | 989 | 800 | 644 | 501 | 705 | 705 | 679 | 662 | 727 | — | 973 | 836 | 709 | 643 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 453 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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