Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8860
6317
5416
4121
3710
3468
2927
2337
2063
2381
2601
2561
2483
2201
1914
1914
1476
1271
1088
997
855
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:39PM1.02m
00:56AM1.15m
1:44PM1.12m
1:52AM1.24m
2:27PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.67m
7:31AM0.55m
7:41PM0.59m
8:17AM0.45m
8:26PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
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>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
18
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
13
15
14
12
13
11
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
21
20
19
16
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