Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.2°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	151	105	120	73	88	130	140	166	94	349	155	93	141	349	372	140	168	136	79	121	116	104	102	427
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	SW	SSE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	SE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		3:18AM1.72m				3:30PM1.91m				3:53AM1.73m				4:06PM1.88m				4:30AM1.70m				4:45PM1.80m
Low Tide				9:17AM0.04m				9:46PM-0.05m				9:53AM0.04m				10:22PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.09m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	19	20	20	18	18	16	17	17	20	21	20	18	19	18	17	19	21	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	17	19	19	19	19	18	14	16	17	18	18	18	17	20	17	15	18	19	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 10
kJ	151	105	120	73	88	120	140	166	94	186	121	39	65	64	58	134	168	136	79	62	71	82	69	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SW 7	WSW 11	SSE 7	SSE 10	ESE 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	ESE 7	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SE 8	SW 12	SE 7	SE 8	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18
kJ	11	32	12	42	21	10	98	98	106	101	99	91	24	24	24	38	62	66	50	53	44	104	102	427
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 11	ESE 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	E 9	WSW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	WSW 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 10	SW 12	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SE 8
kJ	14	24	11	12	17	2	29	37	19	18	103	15	15	28	43	34	72	34	46	121	116	34	35	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 10	—	ESE 4	E 5	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	W 10	W 3	W 3	WSW 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	43	130	—	5	11	349	155	93	141	349	372	140	130	48	5	5	2	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Saint Leu Réunion	Dolphin Point Overberg	Robberg Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	793	3437	185	0	1	133	31	57	57	57	57	10	0	0	2	1	1	1	57	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Groenvlei	Brak River		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Dias Beach	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				2	2		2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South		Dolphin Point Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	5

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