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Albatross Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 159mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, gales from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | |
582 | 593 | 687 | 866 | 815 | 846 | 1060 | 822 | 769 | 710 | 647 | 605 | 634 | 1236 | 8997 | 14540 | 13460 | 15496 | 9278 | 9277 | 10643 | 8713 | 13826 | 15279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 47 | 23 | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | — | SW 18 |
 kJ | 582 | 593 | 687 | 308 | 236 | 186 | 1060 | 822 | 769 | 710 | 647 | 605 | 634 | 831 | 256 | 164 | 133 | 15496 | 136 | 171 | 56 | 8713 | — | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 361 | 329 | 313 | 144 | 245 | 178 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 123 | 280 | 500 | 399 | 46 | 66 | 91 | 83 | 55 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | 218 | 153 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | 89 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | 866 | 815 | 846 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 115 | 514 | 1236 | 8997 | 14540 | 13460 | — | 9278 | 9277 | 10643 | 1774 | 13826 | 15279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 171 | 64 | 456 | 1 | 298 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 446 | 513 |
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