Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

17.8° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	4	4	4	0	1	0	3	4	9	9	7	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	531	1001	1424	2008	2679	2688	2409	2680	8106	7954	6831	4681	4485	3710	3326	2795	2220	1962	1932	2135	2103	2039	1767
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NE	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	N	ESE	ESE	E	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			10:56AM1.03m					11:33PM1.16m				12:40PM1.08m				00:56AM1.21m				1:43PM1.18m
Low Tide	4:36AM0.68m				4:42PM0.73m					6:21AM0.66m				6:34PM0.70m				7:32AM0.57m				7:42PM0.61m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	7	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	18	17	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	10	11	15	11	9	9	10	11	11	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	15	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	531	1001	1424	125	94	93	2409	2680	8106	7954	6831	4681	4485	3710	3326	2795	2220	1962	1932	2135	2103	2039	1767
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	E 8	SSW 21	SSW 19	SSW 18	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 7	ESE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	522	127	125	—	5	86	651	2144	53	65	63	111	48	69	105	65	65	43	113	120	127	102	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SW 12	—	—	S 22	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	127	37	—	—	10	6	93	91	53	—	—	49	48	30	—	44	40	45	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 3	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	1	2008	2679	2688	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	116	39	118	1	1	0	0	0	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	31	57	39	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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