Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.4°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 26					Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	73	88	120	154	54	93	90	51	181	204	212	245	145	156	132	77	99	116	104	102	408
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	SSE	W	NW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	N	W	WNW	W	SW	SSW	SSE	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide			3:30PM1.91m				3:53AM1.73m				4:06PM1.88m				4:30AM1.70m				4:45PM1.80m
Low Tide	9:17AM0.04m				9:46PM-0.05m				9:53AM0.04m				10:22PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	17	19	19	20	18	18	17	16	19	20	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	17	15	17	17	18	17	18	18	19	16	14	18	18	20	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	SE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 18
kJ	73	88	120	154	98	98	90	51	103	90	64	58	105	88	132	77	62	60	80	97	408
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 7	S 10	SW 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	S 7	SW 10	SE 9	SE 8	WSW 10	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11
kJ	42	40	74	98	54	31	143	143	32	15	26	25	56	89	34	67	67	47	104	102	145
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SSE 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SE 8	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SE 8
kJ	12	21	10	29	37	28	17	17	15	15	24	24	34	53	66	46	99	116	34	33	80
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 4	ENE 3	SSE 6	SSE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 6	—	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	—	—	E 7
kJ	1	4	16	2	51	93	7	39	181	204	212	245	145	156	—	5	9	4	—	—	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	739	57	118	2	1	39	0	0	390	57	39	10	0	1	2	1	1	1	57	0	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Victoria Bay	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)		2	1	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	6	7	7	8	5	7	4	6	5

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