Robe, Australia

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Town Beach, Robe 20230214 1
Near Stony Rises, 1 km away. Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Robe

Robe is a town in South Australia, Australia. From Robe you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Robe, a kite and windsurf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 65 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MGB, 111 km away.

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Staying in Robe

  • 65 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MGB, 111 km, PTJ, 198 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Robe.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Robe each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Robe too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Robe: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Stony Rises1.8 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft216 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, fair6 ft878 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, too big7 ft840 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too big5 ft403 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, poor10 ft2820 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too big10 ft2495 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, too big10 ft2211 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, too big
All readings for Stony Rises: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stony Rises, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct45, fair3 ft11 ssoft216kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft12 ssoft878kJwind from the north, 15 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big7 ft10 smushy840kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor5 ft10 ssoft403kJwind from the south, 9 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,820kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,495kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,211kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots16°C
Robe Long Beach4.5 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft207 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, fair6 ft843 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, too big6 ft781 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too big5 ft417 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, poor10 ft2805 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too big10 ft2475 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, too big9 ft2147 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, too big
All readings for Robe Long Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Robe Long Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct36, fair3 ft11 ssoft207kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft12 ssoft843kJwind from the north, 15 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft11 smushy781kJwind from the north, 9 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct16, poor5 ft9 ssoft417kJwind from the south, 9 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,805kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,475kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft12 smushy2,147kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots16°C
Hairy Maclareys10.6 kmabout 20 min by carExperts only3 ft225 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small for experts6 ft953 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, fair for experts6 ft792 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good for experts8 ft1418 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, poor for experts10 ft2795 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, good for experts10 ft2600 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, good for experts10 ft2192 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, poor for experts
All readings for Hairy Maclareys: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hairy Maclareys, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small3 ft11 ssoft225kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore22°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair6 ft11 ssoft953kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct51, good6 ft10 ssoft792kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore18°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor8 ft11 smushy1,418kJwind from the south, 9 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct50, good10 ft12 smushy2,795kJwind from the west, 7 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct60, good10 ft12 ssoft2,600kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct21, poor10 ft11 smushy2,192kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Robe, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Robe

  • Robe 0.5 km · stays here

Windsurf near Robe

  • Robe 0.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Robe

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits