Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 4AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2643 | 2570 | 1088 | 1876 | 1693 | 2516 | 3256 | 3415 | 3054 | 1869 | 1501 | 1314 | 1310 | 1289 | 1140 | 1082 | 625 | 511 | 925 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.46m | 2:44AM1.51m | 3:06PM1.59m | 3:12AM1.61m | 3:33PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.37m | 8:56AM0.22m | 9:12PM0.25m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
2643 | 2570 | 1088 | 1876 | 1693 | 2516 | 3256 | 3415 | 3054 | 1869 | 1501 | 1314 | 1310 | 1289 | 1140 | 1082 | 324 | 511 | 925 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
1074 | 600 | 682 | 459 | 813 | 700 | 458 | 273 | 219 | 45 | 142 | 403 | 356 | 394 | 359 | 358 | 625 | 297 | 276 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 131 | 167 | 115 | 94 | 403 | 384 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 31 | 84 | 124 | 270 | 588 | 675 | 509 | — | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 418 | 373 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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