Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is

16.5°C

Albatross 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 Albatross today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2424	2427	2626	3005	3670	4103	3980	3267	2683	2096	1883	1742	1638	1539	1687	1915	2063	1834	1778	1671	1569	1446	1201	1003
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	W	NNW	N	N	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	N	NE	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		2:41AM1.55m				2:55PM1.75m				3:12AM1.61m				3:25PM1.78m				3:42AM1.62m				3:53PM1.76m
Low Tide				8:43AM0.10m				9:11PM0.04m				9:13AM0.06m				9:39PM0.02m				9:42AM0.06m				10:06PM0.03m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	20	20	17	16	16	15	15	16	20	20	21	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	12	12	13	16	16	14	16	16	14	15	15	17	16	18	17	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2424	2427	2626	3005	3670	4103	3980	3267	2683	2096	1883	1742	1638	1539	1687	1915	2063	1834	1778	1671	1569	1446	1201	1003
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	194	154	148	113	113	85	85	85	83	83	60	60	79	59	322	59	59	60	26	30	148	117	115	110
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63	67	67	67	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 9	E 4	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	130	23	21	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	23	198	198	180	140	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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