Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is

17.8° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	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 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	61	60	39	120	242	449	1137	910	939	3181	3186	3095	2719	2340	2063	1952	1607	1545	1818	2160	1977	1617	1197	963
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SE	ESE	ENE	NE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		4:10AM1.67m				4:39PM1.70m				4:52AM1.65m					5:20PM1.72m				5:32AM1.59m				6:00PM1.69m
Low Tide				10:25AM0.01m				10:48PM0.10m					11:04AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:41AM0.04m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	19	17	15	15	15	15	14	16	18	16	16	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	16	17	15	15	13	13	12	12	16	17	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 10	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 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	293	295	251	249	219	188	159	910	922	3181	3186	3095	2719	2340	2063	1952	1607	1545	1818	2160	1977	1617	1197	963
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 17	SW 16	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
kJ	39	60	34	53	53	242	302	521	939	131	133	141	185	185	146	144	141	138	102	100	98	98	98	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 11	SW 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 17	SSE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14
kJ	61	39	39	33	19	145	9	125	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3
kJ	29	41	66	120	242	449	1137	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross 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)	Point 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)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	1	4	4	3
Distance (km)	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	23	30	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Millars Point	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Hullets Reef	Riet River	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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