Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 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
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
SSW
18
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3713
3699
3704
3785
4470
4243
4758
3677
2995
2366
1977
1556
1289
954
797
773
1124
4320
4779
4164
3709
3200
2718
2477
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:04PM1.45m
2:15AM1.66m
2:36PM1.52m
2:45AM1.70m
3:06PM1.57m
3:14AM1.72m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.30m
8:35AM0.20m
8:35PM0.24m
9:03AM0.15m
9:05PM0.22m
9:29AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:00
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
16
14
15
13
13
13
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
17
17
12
11
12
10
11
11
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
16
16
14
12
11
11
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3713
3699
3704
3785
4470
4243
4758
3677
2995
2366
1977
1556
1289
954
797
773
943
4320
4779
4164
3709
3200
2718
2477
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
SW
9
0.2
E
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
18
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
19
8
18
18
18
314
8
181
241
246
240
204
423
494
642
465
1124
291
186
117
89
68
38
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
E
10
0.5
SW
11
1.3
SSE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
18
10
8
18
56
102
134
111
134
176
172
8
58
423
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
57
57
31
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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