Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

14.5°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	753	706	624	614	661	486	543	1521	2056	2020	1919	1749	1417	1306	1109	932	888	724	580	522	455	361	355
Wind (km/h)	NE	NW	S	SSE	SE	NNE	W	NNW	NW	N	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		8:00AM0.99m					9:20PM1.00m					12:12PM1.01m				00:26AM1.08m				1:08PM1.17m
Low Tide					2:09PM0.81m					5:02AM0.78m				6:22PM0.79m				6:50AM0.65m				7:16PM0.64m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	18	19	17	16	16	15	15	17	19	20	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	11	13	17	17	16	16	16	14	14	17	18	19	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	320	316	294	614	661	486	389	1521	2056	2020	1919	1749	1417	1306	1109	932	888	724	580	522	455	361	355
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	753	706	624	264	223	190	165	165	137	112	112	86	86	86	86	86	65	—	—	—	88	86	142
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	12	—	125	122	—	220	543	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	474	421	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	109	140	127	266	279	193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	57	57	0	4	10	1	10	57	201	57	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Robberg	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3		2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	7	6	8	9

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