Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 667 | 657 | 35 | 276 | 1074 | 1361 | 1604 | 1998 | 2020 | 1684 | 1479 | 112 | 1308 | 81 | 81 | 1218 | 1367 | 1723 | 1799 | 2235 | 2362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.74m | 6:08AM1.51m | 6:28PM1.61m | 6:39AM1.38m | 6:58PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.10m | 00:10AM0.22m | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:40AM0.34m | 12:38PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 667 | 657 | 607 | 456 | 1074 | 1361 | 1604 | 1998 | 2020 | 1684 | 1479 | 1401 | 1308 | 1179 | 1144 | 1218 | 1367 | 1723 | 1799 | 2235 | 2362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 7 | SW 4 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 37 | 15 | 276 | 64 | 86 | 96 | 106 | 141 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 54 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 39 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Robberg surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest