Robberg Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is
13.0° C
4.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Robberg today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2020
1684
1479
1288
1308
1255
1218
1299
1346
1806
1743
2235
2617
2497
2457
2218
2065
1928
1789
1789
1760
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:28PM1.61m
6:39AM1.38m
6:58PM1.45m
7:10AM1.24m
7:31PM1.29m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.22m
00:40AM0.34m
12:38PM0.37m
1:11AM0.48m
1:09PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
15
14
15
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
12
16
15
14
12
11
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