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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 pm 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 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
182 | 189 | 245 | 556 | 525 | 509 | 569 | 637 | 517 | 998 | 904 | 827 | 591 | 481 | 430 | 646 | 774 | 760 | 721 | 392 | 666 | 534 | 460 | 375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.82m | 4:48PM1.67m | 5:04AM1.73m | 5:35PM1.61m | 5:52AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.14m | 11:22AM0.11m | 11:42PM0.24m | 12:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 397 | 397 | 192 | 556 | 525 | 509 | 569 | 637 | 517 | 998 | 904 | 827 | 258 | 481 | 223 | 480 | 386 | 380 | 245 | 280 | 277 | 247 | 311 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SW 13 | SE 15 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 182 | 189 | 189 | 214 | 263 | 268 | 171 | 196 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 77 | 591 | 56 | 430 | 73 | 102 | 116 | 145 | 245 | 136 | 193 | 154 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 43 | 245 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 220 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 80 | 105 | — | — | 20 | 140 | 104 | 133 | 99 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 26 | 30 | 49 | 107 | 53 | 131 | 481 | 240 | 646 | 774 | 760 | 721 | 392 | 666 | 534 | 460 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 57 | 420 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 42 |
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