Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.7
SW
10
1
S
11
1.4
SW
10
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2695
2742
2871
3038
3079
2688
2206
1986
280
300
350
297
289
628
227
420
344
365
355
1079
1154
505
1164
866
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
SW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
W
10
S
5
E
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
NE
0
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
glassy
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:35PM1.59m
3:42AM1.70m
4:03PM1.59m
4:11AM1.66m
4:32PM1.55m
4:39AM1.60m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.21m
9:56AM0.13m
10:02PM0.23m
10:23AM0.16m
10:30PM0.27m
10:51AM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
22
22
19
18
17
17
17
17
21
24
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
17
18
16
14
14
13
14
20
19
17
17
16
15
15
15
19
22
20
19
20
16
16
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2695
2742
2871
3038
3079
2688
2206
1986
1595
1257
1090
920
676
628
441
420
347
347
354
1079
1154
505
289
263
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
S
15
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
E
6
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
9
8
8
86
155
276
285
280
300
350
297
289
284
227
223
214
365
355
123
236
286
19
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
14
0.5
S
10
0.8
SW
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
8
8
2
8
155
72
72
72
53
81
111
181
211
254
344
167
159
179
50
248
19
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
6
7
9
1164
866
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
57
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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