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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 Saturday 16 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Robberg today?
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 12PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
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 Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
1475 | 1657 | 1408 | 1261 | 1182 | 951 | 742 | 456 | 585 | 342 | 233 | 471 | 182 | 189 | 245 | 556 | 525 | 517 | 569 | 577 | 639 | 911 | 862 | 694 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.68m | 3:35AM1.87m | 4:04PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.82m | 4:48PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.08m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 1475 | 1657 | 1408 | 1261 | 1182 | 951 | 742 | 617 | 585 | 342 | 347 | 471 | 397 | 397 | 196 | 556 | 525 | 517 | 569 | 577 | 639 | 911 | 862 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 899 | 1318 | 1044 | 830 | 628 | 628 | 547 | 456 | 354 | 353 | 233 | 233 | 182 | 189 | 192 | 214 | 259 | 268 | 132 | 196 | 139 | 101 | 69 | 694 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 42 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 43 | 245 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 147 | 6 | 26 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 32 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 39 | 31 | 103 | 216 | 491 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
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