Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
E
9
1
SW
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1103
880
655
539
368
331
290
257
257
318
275
246
241
209
176
169
163
160
200
130
192
94
74
89
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
20
WSW
30
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM1.13m
10:49PM1.23m
11:31AM1.15m
00:12AM1.35m
12:41PM1.25m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.66m
4:02PM0.61m
5:27AM0.62m
5:43PM0.56m
6:43AM0.50m
6:45PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:52
5:52
5:51
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
25
28
26
24
23
24
23
24
29
31
22
21
19
18
17
17
20
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
24
28
26
23
21
22
21
22
28
30
24
21
18
17
17
17
19
17
19
14
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
1103
880
341
367
324
331
290
257
257
318
275
246
241
194
157
125
115
160
200
234
192
216
74
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
225
266
655
539
368
296
243
230
186
207
264
228
213
209
176
169
163
117
139
130
125
94
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
8
2
17
7
6
22
23
25
12
24
23
22
21
35
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
6
1.3
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
501
1
1
1
1
2
5
8
12
12
32
307
541
1307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
435
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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