Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1444 | 1229 | 614 | 603 | 623 | 469 | 623 | 458 | 908 | 754 | 722 | 594 | 533 | 594 | 1350 | 1303 | 1197 | 1282 | 1545 | 1446 | 1352 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:21AM0.98m | 10:45PM1.05m | 12:36PM1.02m | 00:51AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.80m | 6:02AM0.75m | 6:37PM0.77m | 7:26AM0.62m | 7:40PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1444 | 1229 | 614 | 603 | 623 | 469 | 623 | 458 | 908 | 754 | 722 | 594 | 533 | 594 | 1350 | 1303 | 1197 | 1282 | 1545 | 1446 | 1352 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 469 | 317 | 354 | 347 | 317 | 357 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 192 | 1 | 281 | 41 | 82 | 171 | 395 | 511 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | 6 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 20 | 31 | 47 | — | 394 | 561 | 168 | 175 | — | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 209 | 373 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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