Albatross Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
635
561
514
448
376
278
217
286
369
357
324
344
298
293
273
450
224
194
191
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
5
N
10
SW
5
NNW
20
NNW
5
N
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM1.16m
1:43PM1.27m
1:48AM1.30m
2:09PM1.43m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.62m
7:28AM0.48m
7:49PM0.47m
7:55AM0.34m
8:16PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
Temp °C
19
18
16
17
17
18
25
29
26
25
23
21
22
23
24
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
16
14
16
16
17
25
29
25
26
24
22
20
24
22
17
17
18
18
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