Surf Forecasts:
Robberg surf forecast from 28 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 29 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 8,522 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 29 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Robberg this week:
The surf forecast for Robberg over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Robberg in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Robberg over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1468 | 3297 | 8522 | 6562 | 4563 | 3519 | 2207 | 1817 | 1243 | 988 | 604 | 904 | 1220 | 1291 | 595 | 520 | 842 | 1098 | 577 | 343 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.41m | 3:13AM1.51m | 3:41PM1.47m | 3:47AM1.54m | 4:15PM1.51m | 4:20AM1.56m | 4:47PM1.55m | 4:51AM1.56m | 5:19PM1.56m | 5:22AM1.54m | 5:51PM1.57m | 5:54AM1.50m | 6:25PM1.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.33m | 9:06PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.27m | 9:42PM0.36m | 10:03AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.33m | 10:34AM0.20m | 10:48PM0.32m | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:35AM0.19m | 11:56PM0.34m | 12:06PM0.22m | 00:32AM0.37m | |||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1468 | 2577 | — | — | 4563 | 3519 | 2207 | 1817 | 1243 | 988 | 604 | 904 | 69 | 602 | 595 | 520 | 842 | 1098 | 577 | 343 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 149 | 986 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 95 | 472 | 123 | 44 | 44 | 488 | 375 | 230 | 120 | 154 | 250 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 20 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 126 | 158 | 79 | — | 41 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 81 | 211 | 102 | 301 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 12 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3297 | 8522 | 6562 | — | — | 10 | 13 | — | 5 | 29 | 299 | 1220 | 1291 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 405 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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