Robberg Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is
13.1° C
4.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Robberg today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
4
3
1
2
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2042
4295
5164
4577
3857
3267
2698
2166
1883
1655
1444
1229
614
603
623
469
623
785
512
741
671
533
1214
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
S
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:49AM1.10m
8:20PM1.14m
9:21AM0.98m
10:45PM1.05m
12:36PM1.02m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.67m
2:58AM0.73m
3:17PM0.80m
6:02AM0.75m
6:37PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
13
12
12
12
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
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