Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
13.1°C
5.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
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)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
14
1.9
SSW
16
2.4
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
913
508
1850
2402
2096
2368
3468
2305
2412
3470
3067
1643
2928
1940
2936
3502
4117
3612
2591
2206
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
10
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15PM1.24m
2:18AM1.33m
2:43PM1.39m
2:47AM1.44m
3:10PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.46m
8:16PM0.49m
8:32AM0.33m
8:46PM0.36m
8:58AM0.21m
9:14PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
14
13
12
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
15
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
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