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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 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
21.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 4AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)212018161615141413131313121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62510211219162818341693229619491474132613061058833748736661638595585524475422422466
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.03
10:31AM
1.18
11:41PM
1.02
12:07PM
1.18
1:07AM
1.10
1:17PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.69
5:21PM
0.69
5:22AM
0.73
6:54PM
0.63
6:58AM
0.68
7:50PM
0.53
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:26-------5:28-------5:28----
Sunset------7:40-------7:40-------7:40-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120232425242222201921232222201919182023232221
Feels °C (?)232322252525252425212123242223222121202123232323
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