Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
5
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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