Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.0°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	2	4	4	3	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	2308	2635	2828	2649	2307	2064	1596	1348	961	846	757	637	408	313	290	279	246	241	273	268	262	183	164	138
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	E	E	N	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSE	NW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:37AM1.44m				1:50PM1.66m					2:10AM1.56m				2:22PM1.78m				2:44AM1.66m				2:55PM1.87m
Low Tide			7:35AM0.29m					8:06PM0.18m				8:08AM0.18m				8:38PM0.06m				8:42AM0.09m				9:11PM-0.02m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	18	17	16	15	17	17	17	19	20	19	18	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	14	16	14	13	14	16	15	15	17	19	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	17	17	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8
kJ	2308	2635	2828	2649	2307	2064	1596	1348	961	846	757	637	408	313	290	279	246	241	273	268	262	183	164	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	10	10	10	19	18	19	19	19	28	21	14	9	101	99	72	54	55	53	54	38	37	26	24	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 11	SE 11	E 5	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	19	20	29	29	9	5	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	14	29	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 5	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	57	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck 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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	2	0	0	57	390	57	31	0	0	0	1	1	1	57	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Kaaimans River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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