Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1080 | 920 | 676 | 466 | 549 | 418 | 493 | 546 | 1396 | 1835 | 2689 | 2775 | 2723 | 2345 | 2045 | 1651 | 1474 | 1319 | 1189 | 1200 | 1305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.38m | 8:10AM1.14m | 8:45PM1.26m | 9:10AM1.04m | 9:52PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.49m | 2:10PM0.49m | 3:10AM0.59m | 3:05PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 804 | 920 | 676 | 466 | 549 | 418 | 388 | 382 | 1396 | 1835 | 2689 | 2775 | 2723 | 2345 | 2045 | 1651 | 1474 | 1319 | 1189 | 1200 | 1305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | 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 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 407 | 407 | 400 | 393 | 433 | 314 | 396 | 290 | 352 | 305 | 281 | 242 | 242 | 270 | 270 | 226 | 186 | 190 | 197 | 204 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 136 | 239 | 255 | 82 | 176 | 493 | 546 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 167 | 215 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1080 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 45 | 82 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 180 | 30 | 52 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Albatross surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest