Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.0°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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (19 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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)	2	0	1	1	0	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	3	4	4	4	6	5	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2201	1928	1381	1189	1013	923	855	1111	930	756	743	617	568	568	606	792	969	1628	2496	4856	4277	3010	2346	2499
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	ENE	ESE	SSE	ESE	SW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				10:35AM1.05m					11:08PM1.04m				12:04PM1.18m				00:20AM1.16m				12:46PM1.34m
Low Tide		3:12AM0.73m				4:57PM0.79m					5:24AM0.67m				6:21PM0.66m				6:23AM0.55m				7:01PM0.50m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	4	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	15	16	16	14	13	13	12	14	17	17	16	16	15	14	16	19	19	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	16	15	17	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2201	118	1381	1189	1013	923	855	1111	930	756	743	617	568	568	606	792	969	1628	2496	3769	3517	3010	2346	2027
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SW 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9
kJ	91	178	291	220	113	62	138	29	16	16	22	22	21	20	19	33	29	78	100	73	64	32	32	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	E 10	E 9	ESE 8	E 9	—	SE 4	SE 11	ESE 11	—	E 10	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	2	7	11	7	—	3	5	22	—	2	—	—	5	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 12	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	SW 12
kJ	—	1928	64	167	203	189	141	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	4856	4277	—	—	2499
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	38	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	57	57	39	1	0	0	0	0	118	2	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Buffalo Bay	Victoria Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Onrus Overberg	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	4	8	6
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Brak River South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Brims Ness United Kingdom	The Bowl United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Barrio Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	5	6	9	9	8	8	9	9

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