Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1162
1028
808
782
694
694
769
864
614
568
1533
1626
1836
1760
1785
1527
1401
1285
1982
2002
2168
2200
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-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
8:48AM0.11m
9:12PM0.08m
9:16AM0.03m
9:40PM-0.00m
9:44AM-0.01m
10:10PM-0.03m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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2
3
1
7
3
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
20
21
23
24
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
21
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
21
23
22
24
20
19
18
19
18
18
20
21
19
14
11
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
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