Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° S 24.93° E

Albatross 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Albatross sea temperature is
15.3°C
3.8° 

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) - 5ft (1.5m), 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 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)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 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
614
614
1533
1626
1836
1760
1785
2350
1401
2824
3222
1261
1402
1510
1403
1313
1151
613
613
517
646
531
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
W
10
NNE
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
on
glassy
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:29PM1.79m
3:44AM1.67m
3:58PM1.84m
4:14AM1.67m
4:28PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.03m
9:40PM-0.00m
9:44AM-0.01m
10:10PM-0.03m
10:15AM-0.01m
10:42PM-0.01m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:01
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6:17
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6:19
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6:20
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 mm
2
1
3
2
6
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
20
21
20
17
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
12
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
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