Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

14.0°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (20 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 20							Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	4	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	ESE 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2056	2020	1919	1749	1417	1306	1109	932	888	724	646	570	503	455	396	338	273	254	154	205	418	338	344
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	S	SSE	ESE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	E	NE	ENE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				12:12PM1.01m				00:26AM1.08m				1:08PM1.17m				1:13AM1.22m				1:39PM1.34m
Low Tide		5:02AM0.78m				6:22PM0.79m				6:50AM0.65m				7:16PM0.64m				7:26AM0.50m				7:46PM0.49m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	18	19	22	26	27	27	27	26
Feels °C	14	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	15	15	16	18	19	22	26	27	28	27	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	2056	2020	1919	1749	1417	1306	1109	932	888	724	646	570	503	455	396	338	273	131	153	205	418	196	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 12	SW 13	SW 10	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	133	111	108	86	86	86	66	65	66	66	—	—	86	86	142	142	208	254	144	124	10	338	344
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	SW 14	WSW 11	SSE 7	S 15	SSE 7	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	155	64	5	17	9	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	112	87	149	87	183	163	131	95	—	154	193	199	294	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	331	394	420	57	42	10	0	0	39	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Groenvlei
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3				2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	4	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	5	9	9	9	8

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