Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

14.4°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 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	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	E 6	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	851	753	706	634	614	661	486	543	1521	1918	2020	1919	1749	1417	1306	1109	932	824	667	590	463	414	451	322
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	E	S	SE	SE	NNE	WNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:00AM0.99m					9:20PM1.00m					12:12PM1.01m				00:26AM1.08m				1:08PM1.17m
Low Tide	1:44AM0.72m					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	13	15	17	19	17	16	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	16	17	16	16	17	19	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	11	11	15	16	17	16	15	16	14	15	17	18	18	17	16	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	E 7	E 8	SW 12	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	851	320	272	634	614	661	486	389	1521	1918	2020	1919	1749	1417	1306	1109	932	824	667	590	463	414	361	309
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 12	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	31	753	706	286	257	223	195	195	169	140	137	112	108	86	86	86	86	—	—	—	26	91	126	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 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7
kJ	355	507	420	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	112	140	69	186	384	451	322
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	31	31	10	0	0	0	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	57	57	39	10	4	10	10	39	57	373	347
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Robberg	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	8	7

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