Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
13.7°C
5.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2.1
S
16
3
SSW
16
3
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1
S
14
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1578
2410
4084
5258
5647
4748
3112
2508
1992
1817
1581
1430
1272
1100
646
547
827
723
522
483
483
403
383
467
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
10
E
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
NW
10
S
5
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
2:47AM1.44m
3:10PM1.52m
3:15AM1.54m
3:36PM1.63m
3:42AM1.60m
4:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.21m
9:14PM0.25m
9:23AM0.11m
9:41PM0.15m
9:49AM0.04m
10:09PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
14
22
26
24
24
24
22
20
17
25
32
26
25
25
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
22
25
23
24
24
20
18
15
24
29
25
25
23
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