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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 1 pm Thursday 14 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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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) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 11 |
 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) | S 20 | SW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 12 |
| 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) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 49 | 541 | 101 | 251 | 165 | 143 | 280 | 229 | 339 | 519 | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 57 | 52 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 56 | 138 | 92 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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