Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 10 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2581	2540	2282	2094	1837	1632	1569	1059	947	723	674	560	452	452	423
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	WNW	ESE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide				12:04PM1.15m				00:31AM1.39m				1:19PM1.26m				1:39AM1.48m					2:19PM1.39m
Low Tide		5:49AM0.45m				5:58PM0.48m				7:06AM0.36m				7:17PM0.40m					8:07AM0.24m				8:21PM0.28m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	9	9	12	11	13	14	15	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	15	14	12	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2581	2540	2282	2094	1837	1632	1569	1059	947	723	674	560	452	452	423
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	W 12	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	20	7	7	7	3	3	—	—	6	6	5	12	3	11	14	11	131	149	200	14	14	11	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	W 11	W 11	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	5	5	5	5	5	10	22	14	10	10	10	10	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	177	135	—	270	480	623	475	389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	52	30	23	23	23	30	30	180	198	183	183	140	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Riet River	Riet River	Magna Tubes	Bruces Beauties	Riet River	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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