Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
1110
1110
996
996
905
933
834
732
591
504
430
374
281
244
200
161
125
103
125
241
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:31PM1.59m
4:35AM1.57m
4:59PM1.64m
5:04AM1.57m
5:27PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.10m
10:34PM0.20m
10:44AM0.07m
11:04PM0.18m
11:12AM0.07m
clear
clear
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>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
18
16
14
13
11
11
10
15
19
18
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
11
9
8
6
7
6
10
13
12
10
10
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