Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1069 | 913 | 800 | 736 | 944 | 1007 | 1076 | 1291 | 1915 | 2017 | 1922 | 1760 | 1578 | 1578 | 2088 | 2170 | 1743 | 2573 | 2000 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.29m | 6:39AM1.18m | 6:47PM1.15m | 7:46AM1.07m | 8:10PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.53m | 12:39PM0.66m | 1:16AM0.65m | 1:56PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1069 | 913 | 800 | 736 | 944 | 1007 | 1076 | 1291 | 1915 | 2017 | 1922 | 1760 | 1578 | 1578 | 2088 | 2170 | 1743 | 2573 | 2000 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 187 | 57 | 152 | 14 | 6 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 40 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 188 | 155 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 327 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 116 | 115 |
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