Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
2.1
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
1281
1294
1259
1045
1008
899
813
731
718
698
685
528
537
599
580
570
448
418
366
354
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM1.64m
6:05AM1.48m
6:29PM1.60m
6:40AM1.39m
7:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.09m
00:07AM0.21m
12:10PM0.15m
00:42AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
26
29
28
25
21
Feels °C
18
21
20
20
18
16
14
14
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
22
25
25
21
18
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