Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.9
SW
12
1.1
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2383
1756
1408
1103
880
624
469
375
339
470
297
306
334
293
241
213
209
176
169
163
154
145
133
127
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:49PM1.22m
9:33AM1.13m
10:49PM1.23m
11:31AM1.15m
00:12AM1.35m
12:41PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.54m
3:18AM0.66m
4:02PM0.61m
5:27AM0.62m
5:43PM0.56m
6:43AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
19
17
16
16
17
18
25
28
27
26
24
25
23
24
29
31
23
21
19
18
17
17
20
19
14
13
13
13
15
16
25
27
27
25
23
23
20
22
28
31
25
21
18
18
17
17
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2383
1756
1408
1103
880
392
367
375
301
304
297
306
334
293
241
199
162
133
142
163
117
145
133
171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
293
308
624
469
368
243
230
186
211
235
228
213
209
176
169
117
154
130
178
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
N
3
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
8
2
8
1
6
22
23
26
12
12
23
10
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
6
2.4
ESE
6
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
1.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
233
468
326
514
583
339
470
3
3
1
1
2
5
6
8
8
261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
373
57
57
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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