Robberg 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 23.40° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robberg sea temperature is

14.9°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Robberg at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	1	3	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	666	766	725	593	146	277	497	396	344	338	764	864	885	1000	910	1123	1019	947	905	734	649	564	589	537
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNE	N	NE	ESE	ESE	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			7:53AM1.19m					8:39PM1.17m				10:12AM1.13m					11:09PM1.15m				12:07PM1.27m
Low Tide	1:33AM0.53m					2:08PM0.64m				3:25AM0.64m				4:46PM0.68m					5:38AM0.58m				6:31PM0.54m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	1	8	11	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	20	21	19	19	19	19	23	27	29	23	21	18
Feels °C	16	14	14	13	15	17	14	14	13	15	15	16	19	19	19	19	19	19	23	27	29	23	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	666	766	725	593	424	269	497	396	344	338	249	235	293	363	433	800	676	647	617	542	488	564	589	459
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	—	SSE 6	—	—	WSW 13	—	WSW 12	—	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	96	68	53	37	146	277	19	—	77	—	—	17	—	14	—	326	1019	947	905	734	649	563	546	537
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SW 13	SE 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—
kJ	3	3	28	3	30	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	303	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	55	46	104	100	270	764	864	885	1000	910	1123	919	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	0	0	42	57	57	57	42	57	39	57	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	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	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay Wildside	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	8	8	9

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