Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3278	3278	2925	2448	2094	1834	1594	1374	1404	1610	1557	1317	1100	945	749	530	465	309	367	478	738	627	468
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	W	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	S	NE	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide						5:18PM1.80m				5:31AM1.66m				5:58PM1.77m				6:09AM1.56m				6:37PM1.69m
Low Tide				11:03AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.05m				00:12AM0.19m				12:17PM0.14m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	14	15	17	15	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	15	13	16	16	16	14	13	13	12	14	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	17	17	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9
kJ	3278	3278	2925	2448	2094	1834	1594	1374	1404	1610	1557	1317	1100	945	749	530	465	309	262	478	738	627	468
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	72	73	75	79	84	84	82	82	81	79	54	52	51	51	96	119	199	255	367	327	327	253	233
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	E 10	E 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	36	51	51	51	94	50	50	99	153	202
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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