Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 22 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	2	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2045	1651	1474	1500	1358	1200	1305	828	721	607	1037	1674	2451	3097	2752	2602	4138	8259	7817	6708	5162	4401	3710
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	NNE	E	ESE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide			9:10AM1.04m				9:52PM1.15m				10:51AM0.98m					11:31PM1.11m				12:39PM1.02m
Low Tide					3:05PM0.61m				4:31AM0.65m				4:37PM0.69m					6:18AM0.63m				6:31PM0.67m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	17	18	16	15	16	15	13	13	16	18	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	10	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	11	11	15	14	7	9	10	11	13	13	14	14	13	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 20	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	2045	1651	1474	1500	1358	1200	1305	828	721	521	1037	1324	137	90	412	2602	2271	8259	7817	6708	5162	4401	3710
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 9	SSW 22	ESE 12	SSW 19	SSW 17	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 8
kJ	226	226	186	190	197	166	174	730	545	607	156	121	6	91	90	1591	4138	50	49	48	47	72	132
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SE 7	S 23	E 9	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	7	—	—	—	167	215	237	177	177	158	37	8	11	6	6	88	51	—	—	—	—	—	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 4	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	18	24	27	23	—	—	1674	2451	3097	2752	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5
Distance (km)	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	144	260	0	0	0	0	0	60	52	142	60
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	5	7	9	8	7	6	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	9	8	9	8	7	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	8	7	6	6	6	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6

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