Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
17.6° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
1047
995
911
606
1047
1129
1323
1359
1415
1298
1276
1209
1404
1619
1806
1915
1982
1311
2331
2577
2530
2310
2591
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:46PM1.43m
8:00AM1.23m
8:38PM1.39m
9:05AM1.15m
9:46PM1.35m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.31m
2:04AM0.43m
2:07PM0.39m
3:06AM0.47m
3:08PM0.46m
4:23AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
15
17
19
16
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
17
16
14
13
12
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
13
10
13
14
14
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
0.7
SSW
18
2.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
16
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
850
1047
995
911
606
1047
1129
1323
1359
1415
1298
1276
1209
1404
1619
1806
1915
280
1311
683
2577
2530
2310
2591
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
9
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
204
180
176
138
286
106
90
90
67
67
38
38
38
36
47
149
22
17
395
8
552
452
558
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
135
4
4
5
8
8
8
18
17
17
127
22
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
2.5
SW
13
1.7
WSW
6
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
5
25
30
23
1982
231
2331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
10
23
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
143
140
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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