Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.4° 

Albatross surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Albatross today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2540
2340
1949
1837
1632
1569
1390
947
805
674
560
478
452
423
359
353
296
251
222
163
160
326
129
231
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:19PM1.26m
1:39AM1.48m
2:19PM1.39m
2:36AM1.57m
3:09PM1.52m
3:25AM1.64m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.40m
8:07AM0.24m
8:21PM0.28m
8:58AM0.14m
9:15PM0.18m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
17
18
16
16
15
15
14
14
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