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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 SAST
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Robberg surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Robberg sea temperature is
22.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 6AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101010999910101010101112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16748216766064964693623553482301451451451723203035891048177830603279312027392538
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
1.32
2:42PM
1.45
3:11AM
1.43
3:16PM
1.54
3:42AM
1.54
3:47PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
0.42
8:37AM
0.47
9:02PM
0.31
9:11AM
0.38
9:33PM
0.21
9:43AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------7:39-------7:39-------7:38-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11--------------1121----
Temp. °C181818202122222019191919202020202018181920202019
Feels °C (?)171717212222222020201919201819181614141514151717
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