Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 4PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3188 | 3415 | 3054 | 1869 | 1501 | 1438 | 1240 | 1127 | 1140 | 1082 | 635 | 511 | 827 | 698 | 584 | 492 | 476 | 403 | 338 | 282 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.59m | 3:12AM1.61m | 3:33PM1.71m | 3:40AM1.68m | 3:59PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.22m | 9:12PM0.25m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3188 | 3415 | 3054 | 1869 | 1501 | 1438 | 1240 | 1127 | 1140 | 1082 | 385 | 355 | 827 | 698 | 584 | 369 | 476 | 403 | 338 | 282 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 555 | 273 | 219 | 45 | 142 | 127 | 368 | 452 | 471 | 422 | 635 | 511 | 372 | 339 | 414 | 492 | 326 | 284 | 250 | 221 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 94 | 96 | 56 | 403 | 353 | 77 | 74 | 50 | 104 | 109 | 167 | 213 | 198 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 217 | 402 | 547 | 447 | 355 | 728 | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 418 | 394 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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