Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

16.6°C

Robberg surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Robberg today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 4AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	3	2	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2558	2126	1806	1569	1266	1075	913	819	805	805	1007	1076	1058	2063	1954	1818	1760	1731	1713	1848	1960	2267	1645	1886
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	E	SSE	S	SW	W	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross
High Tide			6:02AM1.31m				6:10PM1.29m				6:39AM1.18m				6:47PM1.15m				7:46AM1.07m					8:10PM1.03m
Low Tide	11:52PM0.40m				12:01PM0.52m				00:25AM0.53m				12:39PM0.66m				1:16AM0.65m				1:56PM0.79m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	1	1	—	—	1	3	12
Temp °C	17	17	21	24	22	21	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	15	14
Feels °C	17	17	21	24	22	21	18	17	17	17	18	17	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	16	16	12	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	2558	2126	1806	1569	1266	1075	913	819	805	805	1007	1076	1058	2063	1954	1818	1760	1731	1713	1848	1960	2267	1645	1886
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	—	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	35	35	35	35	22	22	21	21	12	21	12	12	418	12	5	5	5	6	105	—	26	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 10	—	—	E 6	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	12	8	—	—	1	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	—	S 7	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	31	48	—	396	269
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	31	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	10	10	39	57	10	132	57	1	118
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Buffalo Bay	Groenvlei	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	4	4	4	5

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