Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Albatross sea temperature is
15.0°C
4.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
694
694
722
864
614
578
1533
1761
1836
1864
1663
1639
1401
1285
1069
2760
1174
1265
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
E
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:01PM1.70m
3:14AM1.62m
3:29PM1.79m
3:44AM1.67m
3:58PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.08m
9:16AM0.03m
9:40PM-0.00m
9:44AM-0.01m
10:10PM-0.03m
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light rain
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light rain
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1
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2
8
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
20
20
20
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
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17
16
15
Feels °C
14
17
19
20
18
21
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22
17
16
15
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
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