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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Robberg today?
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
354 | 342 | 233 | 471 | 182 | 189 | 245 | 556 | 525 | 509 | 642 | 637 | 517 | 998 | 904 | 827 | 591 | 481 | 481 | 502 | 984 | 1052 | 969 | 912 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.82m | 4:48PM1.67m | 5:04AM1.73m | 5:35PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.14m | 11:22AM0.11m | 11:42PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 658 | 342 | 347 | 471 | 397 | 397 | 192 | 556 | 525 | 509 | 642 | 637 | 517 | 998 | 904 | 827 | 439 | 403 | 350 | 480 | 380 | 331 | 282 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 354 | 353 | 233 | 233 | 182 | 189 | 170 | 214 | 263 | 268 | 171 | 196 | 318 | 101 | 98 | 58 | 591 | 481 | 481 | 73 | 120 | 116 | 147 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | E 7 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 46 | 44 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 245 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 80 | — | — | — | 10 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 57 | 81 | 291 | 9 | — | 8 | 502 | 984 | 1052 | 969 | 912 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 42 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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