Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

16.2°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 5							Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	4	3	2	4	3	4	3	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 22	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	327	294	476	467	432	388	380	331	1071	1856	3169	4295	5723	4736	3812	3253	2598	2230	2033	1579	1469	1144	854
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	off
High Tide			9:52AM1.08m				10:58PM1.18m					12:15PM1.18m				00:43AM1.30m				1:23PM1.38m
Low Tide	3:21AM0.63m				4:08PM0.69m					5:48AM0.60m				6:29PM0.59m				7:09AM0.44m				7:36PM0.41m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	21	23	23	22	23
Feels °C	9	9	11	11	12	10	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	20	22	23	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	154	132	476	467	432	388	380	331	281	1856	3169	4295	5723	4736	3812	3253	2598	2230	2033	1579	1469	588	631
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SSW 23	SSW 22	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 12	SSE 12	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	131	133	45	42	44	40	39	311	1071	281	235	148	—	—	—	—	—	35	35	110	85	1144	854
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 10	E 11	—	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 25	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 9	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 12
kJ	76	82	9	—	14	17	59	38	39	23	28	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	173	228
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—
kJ	327	294	208	195	172	231	222	237	237	229	246	255	314	339	421	360	360	345	365	375	460	870	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	10	0	457	57	457	57	57	57	57	57	57	418	418	57	57	57	31	0	31	57	10	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3		3		3	3	4	5	5	6			5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	7	8	5	5	5	8	9

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