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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 am Tuesday 05 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 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 165mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
757 | 1162 | 908 | 769 | 756 | 694 | 605 | 1072 | 1286 | 6390 | 9077 | 13872 | 24295 | 19442 | 13921 | 14001 | 15433 | 13257 | 10593 | 9560 | 9148 | 8879 | 8030 | 6678 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | 6:51PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 29 | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SW 16 | SE 13 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 232 | 1162 | 908 | 769 | 756 | 694 | 605 | 1072 | 1170 | 243 | 158 | 9854 | 203 | 14310 | 134 | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 67 | 8879 | 8030 | 6678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 178 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 161 | 563 | 491 | 399 | 44 | 91 | 133 | 90 | 136 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 110 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 30 | — | 66 | 90 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 757 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | 309 | 1286 | 6390 | 9077 | 13872 | 24295 | 19442 | 13921 | 14001 | 15433 | 13257 | 10593 | 9560 | 9148 | 134 | 72 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 140 | 143 | 180 | 186 | 60 | 0 | 64 | 319 | 319 | 191 | 476 | 514 | 260 | 260 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 1 |
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