Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is

17.2° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	WSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	418	493	546	1396	1929	2689	2775	2567	2345	2045	1651	1474	1494	1112	1200	1749	850	721	680	674	1488	3145	3097	2749
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:10AM1.14m				8:45PM1.26m				9:10AM1.04m				9:52PM1.15m				10:51AM0.98m
Low Tide		2:16AM0.49m				2:10PM0.49m				3:10AM0.59m				3:05PM0.61m				4:31AM0.65m				4:37PM0.69m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	17	16	15	13	13	13	13	17	18	16	16	16	15	14	13	16	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	11	15	16	15	13	11	12	11	11	14	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	14	14	12	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	418	388	382	1396	1929	2689	2775	2567	2345	2045	1651	1474	1494	1112	1200	1749	724	658	680	674	91	91	3097	2749
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	ESE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 13	E 8	ENE 9	ESE 12	SSW 20
kJ	314	396	290	352	305	281	242	242	270	270	226	226	190	197	207	199	180	721	505	162	12	15	91	317
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	E 4	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12	E 6	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	—	E 9	ESE 12
kJ	176	493	546	8	—	—	7	7	7	7	6	5	3	167	215	267	7	144	142	123	—	—	6	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	WSW 3	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	SW 12	—	—	SW 6	SW 12	SW 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	—	8	75	73	64	850	—	—	97	1488	3145	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	0	10	198	30	30	30	2	2	0	0	140	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	143	144
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde		Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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