Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 1AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	15ft (4.5m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	2	3	3	4	3	4	0	2	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	617	651	778	1064	1427	2160	3196	5755	4306	3249	2692	2558	2596	2293	1815	1750	1750	1708	1959
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SW	WNW	W	NNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				00:20AM1.16m				12:46PM1.34m				1:02AM1.30m				1:19PM1.50m
Low Tide		6:21PM0.66m				6:23AM0.55m				7:01PM0.50m				7:01AM0.42m				7:34PM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	15	18	21	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	15	14	14	13	13	17	19	15	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	12	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11
kJ	617	651	778	1064	1427	2160	3196	4374	46	32	32	17	2191	1848	18	18	20	20	1682
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 10
kJ	20	20	20	20	57	81	73	64	—	—	—	2	17	17	—	—	2	2	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	11	11	—	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5755	4306	3249	2692	2558	2596	2293	1815	1750	1750	1708	1959
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	39	1	0	1	0	1	1	453	1	1	1	1	1	2	446	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay		Santos Reef	The Wedge	Brak River	Santos Reef	Victoria Bay	Brak River		The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	5		4	4	4	4	5	4		3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga 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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Virac Harbour Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6

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