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Plettenberg Bay Surf Report
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Swell: 1.8 m @ 13 s (SSW)
Wave height: 2.4 m
Wind: 8 km/h N Offshore
Sea temp: 12.7 °C
Best window today: 06:00–08:00 (lightest wind)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 17:55 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV: Open-Meteo. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50 SAST.
About Plettenberg Bay — Surf Local Knowledge
Plettenberg Bay is a broad, north-east-facing bay backed by the Robberg peninsula, with a run of beaches — Central (Main) Beach, Robberg Beach and Lookout — curving round towards the Keurbooms river mouth. It is a bustling holiday town with warm, clean water.
Central Beach is a gentle beach break ideal for beginners and learners, while Robberg and Lookout offer more consistent, punchier peaks for improving and intermediate surfers. The bay works on south to south-west and south-east swells and is cleanest in light offshore winds off the land; note that the sandbanks shift and Lookout Beach in particular reshapes dramatically as the Keurbooms mouth migrates. Watch for rips near the river mouth and around the sandbars when the swell is up.