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Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)99991010101010111212121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301451451723273804161013152723603039293827852538230220101805158413801193952792663663
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
1.54
3:42AM
1.54
3:47PM
1.61
4:12AM
1.62
4:17PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.38
9:33PM
0.21
9:43AM
0.29
10:01PM
0.13
10:15AM
0.23
10:29PM
0.08
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:31-------5:31-------5:33------
Sunset----7:39-------7:38-------7:38---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182021202020191817181920201818181718202020191817
Feels °C (?)182120181918161413131315161617171617181818181715
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