Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is

17.7° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	613	1324	1015	968	3344	3341	3095	2719	2340	2187	1847	1703	1886	2113	1977	1807	1396	1029	880	745	576	388	357	303
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	SSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	W	NW	WNW	SE	SE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	4:39PM1.70m				4:52AM1.65m					5:20PM1.72m				5:32AM1.59m				6:00PM1.69m				6:10AM1.50m
Low Tide			10:48PM0.10m					11:04AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.04m				00:12AM0.19m				12:17PM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—
	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	19
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	14	14	13	13	16	17	15	14	15	14	14	14	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 16	SW 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	188	159	521	968	3344	3341	3095	2719	2340	2187	1847	1703	1886	2113	1977	1807	1396	1029	880	745	576	388	315	303
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 17	E 10	SW 15	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	250	305	125	939	131	133	144	146	146	146	144	141	106	102	100	98	98	72	72	72	240	278	357	292
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	145	3	3	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	36	93	112	71	72	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	613	1324	1015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls 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)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Millars Point	Riet River	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Mtati	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	J-Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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