Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robberg today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1565 | 2145 | 4295 | 5164 | 4577 | 3857 | 3267 | 2698 | 2166 | 1883 | 1655 | 1444 | 1229 | 614 | 571 | 521 | 531 | 633 | 785 | 1016 | 828 | 794 | 604 | 897 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.10m | 8:20PM1.14m | 9:21AM0.98m | 10:45PM1.05m | 12:36PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.61m | 1:48PM0.67m | 2:58AM0.73m | 3:17PM0.80m | 6:02AM0.75m | 6:37PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1565 | 2145 | 4295 | 5164 | 4577 | 3857 | 3267 | 2698 | 2166 | 1883 | 1655 | 1444 | 1229 | 614 | 571 | 521 | 531 | 633 | 785 | 1016 | 828 | 794 | 604 | 897 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 8 |
15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 444 | 317 | 347 | 354 | 317 | 107 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 128 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | W 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 56 | 49 | 62 | — | 18 | 373 | 83 | 120 | 200 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 373 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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