Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.6
S
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
SW
13
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2924
2365
1955
1567
1235
1074
3680
4431
4783
3244
2736
2402
2060
1684
1475
1657
1408
1261
1182
951
742
456
585
342
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:57PM1.53m
2:10AM1.79m
2:40PM1.62m
2:53AM1.86m
3:21PM1.68m
3:35AM1.87m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.21m
8:32AM0.05m
8:38PM0.13m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:32
5:31
5:31
Temp °C
16
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
15
13
14
17
16
16
16
17
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
2924
2365
1955
1567
1235
662
3680
4431
4783
3244
2736
2402
2060
1684
1475
1657
1408
1261
1182
951
742
617
585
342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.6
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
7
15
110
203
508
1074
130
167
135
806
913
836
781
741
899
1318
1044
830
714
628
547
456
354
353
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
1.6
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
11
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
31
49
541
101
251
165
143
280
229
339
519
505
65
57
52
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
9
18
56
138
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
39
57
10
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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