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Robberg Surf Forecast
/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Robberg today?
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | |
115 | 124 | 123 | 120 | 175 | 264 | 258 | 242 | 309 | 520 | 506 | 451 | 480 | 520 | 666 | 297 | 263 | 780 | 704 | 637 | 437 | 380 | 380 | 758 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.29m | 8:38PM1.36m | 9:04AM1.18m | 10:00PM1.34m | 10:34AM1.14m | 11:15PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.44m | 3:05AM0.57m | 3:18PM0.52m | 4:36AM0.58m | 4:38PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 115 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 101 | 264 | 258 | 242 | 78 | 520 | 506 | 451 | 480 | 520 | 666 | 126 | 263 | 780 | 704 | 637 | 437 | 380 | 380 | 758 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 112 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 39 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 309 | 82 | 55 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 57 | 297 | 90 | 56 | 55 | 74 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 124 | 123 | 120 | 175 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 90 | 98 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 39 | 161 | 255 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 61 | 103 | 145 | 209 | 128 | 90 | 75 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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