Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 11AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 944 | 1007 | 1076 | 1291 | 2031 | 2017 | 1922 | 1860 | 1731 | 1674 | 2088 | 1697 | 1715 | 2846 | 1569 | 1969 | 2613 | 2078 | 1107 | 939 | 855 | 786 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.18m | 6:47PM1.15m | 7:46AM1.07m | 8:10PM1.03m | 10:35AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.66m | 1:16AM0.65m | 1:56PM0.79m | 3:12AM0.73m | 4:57PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 944 | 1007 | 1076 | 1291 | 2031 | 2017 | 1922 | 1860 | 1731 | 1674 | 2088 | 1697 | 1715 | 6 | 1569 | 1969 | 272 | 104 | 1107 | 939 | 855 | 786 | 1187 |
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 57 | 164 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 219 | — | 32 | 59 | 29 | 32 | 181 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 202 | 2846 | 535 | 116 | 2613 | 2078 | 216 | 269 | 255 | 178 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 467 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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