Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 648 | 637 | 685 | 861 | 999 | 1269 | 1524 | 1830 | 2283 | 2760 | 3299 | 3663 | 3488 | 3466 | 3112 | 2917 | 2733 | 2429 | 2305 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.81m | 5:38AM1.61m | 5:57PM1.72m | 6:13AM1.49m | 6:34PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.11m | 11:40AM0.13m | 00:11AM0.21m | 12:15PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
706 | 718 | 648 | 637 | 685 | 861 | 999 | 1269 | 1524 | 1830 | 2283 | 2760 | 3299 | 3663 | 3488 | 3466 | 3112 | 2917 | 2733 | 2429 | 2305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
34 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 133 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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