Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
7
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
825
643
603
414
380
367
280
223
149
118
110
104
120
175
264
258
281
309
520
506
451
480
520
488
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
0
SE
5
NE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:44AM1.43m
7:26PM1.43m
7:46AM1.29m
8:38PM1.36m
9:04AM1.18m
10:00PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.36m
1:02PM0.33m
1:43AM0.49m
2:03PM0.44m
3:05AM0.57m
3:18PM0.52m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
21
23
25
19
17
16
17
16
16
20
20
17
17
17
16
15
15
18
18
16
16
16
17
19
20
22
23
18
17
14
16
14
14
18
16
14
15
15
14
13
14
17
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
527
463
475
414
380
367
280
223
149
118
96
61
72
58
264
258
242
309
165
506
451
480
520
488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
5
0.8
E
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
E
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
80
77
89
118
168
199
178
141
139
112
27
72
120
175
103
99
59
70
520
99
62
50
16
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
SW
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
66
48
30
30
11
11
13
17
42
33
110
104
33
80
43
30
19
56
69
66
60
59
11
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
0.4
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
825
643
603
2
5
8
12
62
246
431
315
237
281
262
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
38
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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