Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SAST
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Robberg surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Robberg sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
3
2
3
5
5
6
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
0.8
E
8
1.2
SW
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
90
237
71
57
61
1922
2795
2654
1106
1245
1847
3476
3414
3350
3675
3252
4461
4374
4243
4715
5200
4762
3844
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:41PM1.25m
1:03AM1.47m
1:27PM1.35m
1:42AM1.58m
2:04PM1.45m
2:15AM1.66m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.46m
7:30AM0.38m
7:29PM0.37m
8:05AM0.27m
8:04PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:51
5:50
5:47
5:46
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
19
17
18
14
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
Energy kJ
96
221
237
71
57
61
78
72
71
1106
1245
1847
18
20
20
3266
3252
4461
4374
4243
4715
5200
4762
3844
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
92
90
69
34
34
34
18
48
31
31
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
311
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
117
30
34
20
19
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
460
2086
2503
1922
2795
2654
1941
1948
1715
3476
3414
3350
3675
462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
488
529
529
511
467
1193
453
38
39
39
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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