Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
359
353
296
276
222
163
422
422
385
394
366
63
60
43
61
39
39
39
53
85
202
1121
928
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM1.57m
3:09PM1.52m
3:25AM1.64m
3:55PM1.63m
4:10AM1.67m
4:39PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.14m
9:15PM0.18m
9:43AM0.05m
10:03PM0.12m
10:25AM0.01m
10:48PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
15
17
15
16
16
15
14
14
17
18
15
15
14
14
14
13
16
16
14
13
13
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