Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is

18.9°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	2	1	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	475	353	457	976	1130	1608	1374	1259	1154	1100	1065	1031	1013	1007	1029	711	663	524	471	414	326	545	1126	1291
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				8:05AM1.22m				8:38PM1.11m				9:56AM1.19m				10:39PM1.08m					11:32AM1.28m
Low Tide	1:33AM0.46m					2:26PM0.59m				3:06AM0.55m				4:33PM0.61m				4:53AM0.54m					6:06PM0.50m


	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	17	17	17	16	16	18	21	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	19	16	15	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	15	15	16	16	16	17	19	18	19	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	475	353	457	976	1130	1608	1374	1259	1154	1100	1065	1031	1013	1007	1029	711	663	524	471	414	326	545	1126	1291
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 14	WSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 10	E 10	E 7
kJ	66	228	210	47	33	92	100	74	73	71	71	51	57	54	52	31	35	27	24	116	307	308	33	176
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 8	SW 10	SSW 10	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 10	E 8	ENE 8	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—
kJ	48	47	80	37	32	34	59	33	21	—	—	11	—	—	—	51	51	33	32	32	46	45	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	W 3	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 10	E 5	E 6	—
kJ	1	7	27	66	90	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	36	49	—	33	—	24	157	82	153	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	1	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	140	30	30	30	30	514	198	198	30	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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