Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
15.5°C
3.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
ESE
10
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
593
365
623
1521
2541
2895
2727
2785
2497
2307
1810
1649
1387
1019
1676
780
690
600
527
502
423
403
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM1.83m
4:37AM1.64m
4:53PM1.77m
5:06AM1.58m
5:20PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:10AM-0.03m
10:36PM0.01m
10:39AM0.02m
11:04PM0.07m
11:06AM0.10m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
2
1
2
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
18
21
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
22
19
17
17
Feels °C
18
16
18
20
17
20
18
13
15
12
13
15
15
15
18
19
20
21
20
22
16
14
16
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