Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Albatross sea temperature is
13.4°C
5.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1075
956
785
772
635
514
514
448
376
278
191
286
374
357
324
303
263
259
241
228
194
194
191
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NNW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
N
10
NE
10
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
40
WSW
20
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:12PM1.11m
1:16AM1.16m
1:43PM1.27m
1:48AM1.30m
2:09PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.63m
7:18PM0.62m
7:28AM0.48m
7:49PM0.47m
7:55AM0.34m
8:16PM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
24
29
26
24
23
22
22
24
19
20
20
17
18
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
16
15
14
15
15
16
24
29
25
22
23
22
21
24
14
18
20
18
19
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