Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
SW
13
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4783
3244
2736
2402
2060
1838
1972
1657
1408
1261
1182
951
742
456
585
342
233
233
182
189
245
556
517
509
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40PM1.62m
2:53AM1.86m
3:21PM1.68m
3:35AM1.87m
4:04PM1.70m
4:19AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.05m
8:38PM0.13m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.08m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
22
22
18
17
16
16
16
17
15
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
21
20
18
16
14
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.2
S
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
S
11
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
4783
3244
2736
2402
2060
1838
1972
1657
1408
1261
1182
951
742
617
585
342
347
430
397
397
196
556
517
509
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
WSW
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
135
806
913
822
781
741
1497
1318
1054
833
714
628
547
456
354
353
233
233
182
189
192
214
263
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
11
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
SW
14
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
143
280
229
330
519
505
65
57
31
53
57
77
60
57
245
32
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
0.5
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
988
5
16
41
139
92
1
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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