
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1076 | 1007 | 851 | 765 | 644 | 600 | 471 | 462 | 453 | 319 | 265 | 442 | 1187 | 1568 | 1824 | 2040 | 2422 | 3020 | 2380 | 2310 | 2135 | 2036 | 1932 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.53m | 5:21AM1.45m | 5:27PM1.43m | 5:56AM1.36m | 6:00PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.32m | 11:08PM0.27m | 11:20AM0.41m | 11:40PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.50m | 00:17AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1076 | 1007 | 851 | 765 | 644 | 600 | 471 | 462 | 453 | 319 | 265 | 442 | 1187 | 1568 | 1824 | 2040 | 2422 | 3020 | 2380 | 2310 | 2135 | 2036 | 1932 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
110 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 215 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | ESE 4 | S 18 | E 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 160 | 222 | 194 | 126 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1014 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 347 | 554 | 554 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 0 |
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