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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Robberg today?
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
1783 | 1521 | 1346 | 1129 | 907 | 798 | 976 | 833 | 805 | 1712 | 1527 | 1643 | 1544 | 4113 | 4935 | 5242 | 4595 | 4016 | 3772 | 4605 | 5535 | 5850 | 6068 | 5870 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.42m | 12:47PM1.25m | 1:01AM1.47m | 1:32PM1.32m | 1:40AM1.51m | 2:09PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.46m | 6:43PM0.49m | 7:30AM0.38m | 7:27PM0.44m | 8:05AM0.32m | 8:06PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 1783 | 1521 | 1346 | 1129 | 907 | 798 | 976 | 833 | 805 | 1712 | 1527 | 1643 | 1544 | 4113 | 4935 | 5242 | 4595 | 4016 | 3772 | 4605 | 5535 | 5850 | 6068 | 5870 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SW 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 203 | 492 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 743 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 64 | 104 | 109 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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