Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
14.3° C
4.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (10 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
2089
1839
2216
2155
2427
3078
3074
2987
2278
1775
1363
1022
785
679
691
600
556
712
951
922
1009
1118
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:20PM1.42m
2:35AM1.53m
3:04PM1.59m
3:18AM1.63m
3:44PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.28m
8:27PM0.28m
8:52AM0.14m
9:13PM0.15m
9:31AM0.03m
9:54PM0.07m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
19
17
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
10
10
8
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
12
10
8
7
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