Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is

19.3°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (15 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	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 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2528	2275	2098	1932	1659	1306	1191	1006	825	706	624	555	442	442	442	503	546	680	834	991	976	1050	1075	987	987	987
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SW	S	SSW	S	S	SE	ENE	NNW	NNW	ENE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			6:37AM1.22m				6:39PM1.18m				7:32AM1.15m				7:36PM1.08m					8:53AM1.12m				9:11PM1.03m
Low Tide	00:18AM0.42m				12:38PM0.58m				1:03AM0.50m				1:40PM0.66m					2:07AM0.57m				3:14PM0.69m				3:33AM0.59m


	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	7:04
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	21	20	20	20	19	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	18	19	19	19	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	16	16	18	19	19	20	21	20	19	17	16	17	17	16	17	18	17	15	17	16	14	14	15	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	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 13	SW 13
kJ	2528	2275	2098	1932	1659	1306	1191	1006	825	706	624	555	442	442	442	503	546	680	834	991	976	1050	1075	987	987	987
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 8	E 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 9	SSE 9	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	143	176	226	245	314	298	156	129	127	98	66	76	135	116	58	80	52	25	24	38	28	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	S 9	SSE 12	S 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	E 8	E 8	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 17	SE 16	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	117	106	108	—	102	15	78	102	80	78	34	74	58	59	86	42	11	12	6	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	—	—	S 9	S 9	S 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	61	64	86	99	168	269	—	—	106	275	108	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	133	155	145	173	219	219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Libanona Beach East	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ambinanibe East	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	2	3	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	198	140	140	198	1507	2350	0	0	0	0	67	17	1507	1507	66	0	2	2	23	466	352	2342	198	198	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)							Tubes	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers	Humewood	Leftovers			Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth)	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Kleinemonde	Van Stadens Mouth						Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)							3	3	4	4	2	3			2	3	3	3	4						4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route			Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route			Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast		Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	3	4	4	3	3			3	3	3	3	4	2	3		4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5	5	9	5

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