Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1524 | 1830 | 2283 | 2959 | 3471 | 3663 | 3436 | 3320 | 3112 | 2775 | 2467 | 2429 | 2180 | 2031 | 1892 | 1651 | 1060 | 742 | 1173 | 2047 | 2307 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.72m | 6:13AM1.49m | 6:34PM1.59m | 6:54AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.13m | 00:11AM0.21m | 12:15PM0.25m | 00:51AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
1524 | 1830 | 2283 | 2959 | 3471 | 3663 | 3436 | 3320 | 3112 | 2775 | 2467 | 2429 | 2180 | 2031 | 1892 | 1651 | 1060 | 742 | 504 | 403 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | SSW 10 | — | — |
32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 195 | 6 | 333 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 354 | 1173 | 2047 | 2307 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 142 | 558 | 545 |
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