Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131314151616161615151414141313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80998214917510482118331142010186898073715728434637212949205616191286980677548399306256211197
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
1.27
7:43AM
1.20
8:46PM
1.16
9:28AM
1.07
10:49PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.37
1:28AM
0.51
2:08PM
0.52
3:12AM
0.63
3:58PM
0.58
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:47-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:46---
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C151617171717171716151821191816151618242727252422
Feels °C (?)91011111315151513121214131213131416222626232219
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