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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 SAST
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Robberg surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Robberg sea temperature is
22.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (23 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)557350084626411438443447311326312242203321041875172215801447135513981374135112341191108710871087
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
0
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
N
5
NNW
10
W
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
1.53
6:51AM
1.66
7:04PM
1.42
7:33AM
1.56
7:52PM
1.29
8:28AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.18
1:06PM
0.31
1:08AM
0.29
1:54PM
0.41
1:55AM
0.42
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset7:37-------7:37-------7:36-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211918171719212120191818171922222120191919212323
Feels °C (?)192018171720202019201919182021212020202120212323
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