Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

14.2°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 (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (17 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 17							Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1619	1677	1486	1415	1200	1094	928	928	928	928	897	851	606	739	865	865	765	718	574	555	603	486	482
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		6:26AM1.28m				6:38PM1.28m				6:57AM1.14m				7:13PM1.13m				8:00AM0.99m					9:20PM1.00m
Low Tide				12:24PM0.51m				00:53AM0.58m				12:57PM0.67m				1:44AM0.72m					2:09PM0.81m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	8	10	9	10	11	11	11	10	11	10	10	12	11	11	10	11	13	16	16	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1619	1677	1486	1415	1200	1094	928	928	928	928	897	851	606	739	865	865	765	387	324	301	309	277	240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	—	—	—	—	SW 14	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	75	78	56	57	56	56	78	37	—	—	—	—	280	—	—	31	12	718	574	555	603	486	389
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	124	—	220	482
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	276	337	292	240	233	237	239	216	245	263	291	331	488	634	628	529	463	616	491	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	42	57	513	545	915	57	39	42	39	57	457	457	57	57	31	31	0	0	31	57	57	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4				4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	9	5	5

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