Robberg Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is
12.7° C
4.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
1
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
1
3
0
1
4
1
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
0.6
E
9
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.5
E
11
0.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
0.8
E
11
2.2
SW
13
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.9
SW
13
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
62
583
667
657
55
276
1074
1343
1480
1760
141
1684
110
110
1308
81
81
1116
1387
1619
1697
2000
2235
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:37AM1.62m
5:58PM1.74m
6:08AM1.51m
6:28PM1.61m
6:39AM1.38m
6:58PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.12m
11:41AM0.10m
00:10AM0.22m
12:10PM0.22m
00:40AM0.34m
12:38PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
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5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
21
20
18
16
14
14
15
15
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
21
21
18
18
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
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