Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 5AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1438 | 1240 | 1252 | 1252 | 1082 | 638 | 594 | 814 | 698 | 584 | 426 | 411 | 403 | 338 | 233 | 282 | 364 | 336 | 313 | 256 | 209 | 167 | 128 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM1.61m | 3:33PM1.71m | 3:40AM1.68m | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:08AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:39PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.05m | 10:07PM0.09m | 10:13AM0.01m | 10:36PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1438 | 1240 | 1252 | 1252 | 1082 | 385 | 393 | 814 | 698 | 584 | 313 | 411 | 403 | 338 | 233 | 282 | 364 | 336 | 313 | 256 | 209 | 167 | 212 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 408 | 398 | 414 | 422 | 638 | 594 | 372 | 340 | 354 | 426 | 267 | 279 | 235 | 196 | 208 | 155 | 288 | 254 | 164 | 212 | 215 | 128 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 131 | 129 | 96 | 56 | 403 | 347 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 104 | 109 | 121 | 210 | 198 | 198 | 43 | 10 | 272 | 202 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 373 | 728 | 634 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 286 | 297 | — | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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