L'Abbatoir Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.48° N 61.51° W

L'Abbatoir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's L'Abbatoir sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.7° 

L'Abbatoir surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at L'Abbatoir today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for L'Abbatoir at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at L'Abbatoir. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
199
223
236
249
294
294
302
294
291
266
266
233
201
238
186
187
155
152
156
156
159
181
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:29PM0.33m
8:15PM0.32m
9:35PM0.31m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.10m
6:06AM0.09m
7:03AM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
27
29
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
28
27
27
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