Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.9° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	4	4	4	4	4	2	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	1	0	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	426	740	1554	2121	2503	2496	2345	2045	1677	1497	1341	1298	1200	1276	760	646	540	927	1229	1710	2195	2069	2802
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SSW	SSE	SE	ENE	NE	N	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	N	W	SW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide			8:12AM1.19m				8:45PM1.31m				9:14AM1.08m				9:54PM1.20m				10:56AM1.03m
Low Tide					2:10PM0.53m				3:12AM0.62m				3:07PM0.65m				4:36AM0.68m				4:42PM0.73m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	12	17	19	15	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	16	16	14	13	12	11	11	10	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	15	15	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	426	740	1554	2121	2503	2496	2345	2045	1677	1497	1341	1298	1200	1276	760	646	505	927	1229	144	125	2069	2244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 8	S 22	ESE 12	SSW 19
kJ	268	372	352	294	275	238	222	222	226	226	186	186	193	209	627	599	540	164	161	11	10	93	970
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 8	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SE 8	S 22	SSW 21	ESE 12
kJ	392	96	8	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	169	210	206	167	164	57	37	9	9	86	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	—	SW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	22	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1710	2195	—	2802
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	116	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Inner Pool	Groenvlei
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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