Robberg surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robberg today?

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
368
401
421
297
304
311
270
268
213
209
176
166
166
154
125
119
113
90
69
81
85
68
71
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
30
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM1.13m
10:49PM1.23m
11:31AM1.15m
00:12AM1.35m
12:41PM1.25m
1:03AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.61m
5:27AM0.62m
5:43PM0.56m
6:43AM0.50m
6:45PM0.46m
7:30AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
25
28
27
24
23
24
22
23
28
30
22
21
19
18
17
17
21
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
24
27
27
23
22
23
21
22
27
29
23
20
19
18
17
17
20
19
19
12
11
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
309
316
284
290
297
304
311
270
194
164
176
133
125
166
99
178
171
168
216
69
81
85
68
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
E
8
0.9
SW
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
539
368
296
290
230
186
207
264
268
213
209
176
166
92
154
125
119
113
90
34
34
34
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
8
2
17
2
6
22
23
26
25
12
23
22
27
35
20
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
2
WSW
6
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
401
421
2
5
6
8
8
293
1415
1877
2630
2812
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
142
38
583
526
446
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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