Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

16.2°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (12 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	3	3	1	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	813	800	786	786	786	699	652	850	1029	1080	928	876	730	730	703	626	520	425	416	433	603	468	1475	1677
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	N	W	SSW	SSW	S	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide		4:09AM1.68m				4:19PM1.77m				4:37AM1.62m				4:46PM1.68m					5:04AM1.54m				5:13PM1.56m
Low Tide				10:08AM0.11m				10:31PM0.09m				10:36AM0.18m				10:57PM0.18m					11:03AM0.28m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	17	20	19	19	16	15
Feels °C	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	15	15	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	20	19	20	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	813	800	786	786	786	699	652	850	1029	1080	928	876	730	730	703	626	520	425	416	433	603	468	1475	1677
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 13	E 9	E 9
kJ	87	85	83	108	108	106	104	92	100	78	78	76	72	49	48	46	44	60	61	60	60	418	59	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	ESE 4	E 9	E 5	—
kJ	22	—	—	—	—	8	—	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	8	59	15	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	—	—	—	W 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	10	8	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	4	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg 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	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	57	57	57	39	10	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4	4	4

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