Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.8° C

Robberg surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Robberg today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 11	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	678	792	639	541	433	433	426	1088	1468	2121	2503	2496	2345	2174	1791	1474	1404	1298	1200	1025	836
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				7:57PM1.44m					8:12AM1.19m				8:45PM1.31m				9:14AM1.08m				9:54PM1.20m
Low Tide		1:29PM0.39m					2:17AM0.52m				2:10PM0.53m				3:12AM0.62m				3:07PM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	15	15	13
Feels °C	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	14	14	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	678	792	639	541	433	433	426	1088	1468	2121	2503	2496	2345	2174	1791	1474	1404	1298	1200	1025	836
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 9	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 13
kJ	371	371	371	400	386	176	299	372	352	294	275	281	265	222	226	226	186	190	197	209	627
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	S 6	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 4	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 13
kJ	192	16	8	58	162	298	392	8	6	—	—	—	—	2	2	8	6	—	169	210	206
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 4	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	—	—	16	33	35	46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	39	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Brak River	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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