Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.5° 

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 (2.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)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 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.2
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
2.2
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
125
293
261
245
277
286
1405
1413
1372
1146
1008
899
813
731
718
698
685
528
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27PM1.66m
5:33AM1.54m
5:57PM1.64m
6:05AM1.48m
6:29PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.18m
11:40AM0.09m
00:07AM0.21m
12:10PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
20
16
15
15
15
15
19
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
22
23
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
12
11
12
12
12
16
20
20
19
18
16
16
14
20
20
19
19
18
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