Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 SAST
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Albatross surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Albatross sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 6.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212881011131312121312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)572494479379319278273193362289557763846220125682872330527792221179915251141725845
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
1.09
9:17AM
1.15
10:48PM
1.00
11:54AM
1.13
1:02AM
1.13
1:25PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
0.58
4:10PM
0.64
5:04AM
0.68
6:42PM
0.57
7:14AM
0.55
7:49PM
0.41
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset------7:01-------7:00-------6:59-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------21--------
Temp. °C191919212524222120202021232219181817161720212019
Feels °C (?)181919202321212120202021221915141414141619171718
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