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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 Saturday 16 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1640 | 1387 | 1269 | 1094 | 904 | 754 | 617 | 627 | 610 | 529 | 464 | 378 | 384 | 397 | 501 | 501 | 623 | 632 | 501 | 924 | 984 | 852 | 755 | 633 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.60m | 3:37AM1.79m | 4:05PM1.62m | 4:20AM1.75m | 4:48PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM-0.01m | 9:22PM0.07m | 9:56AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.08m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 1640 | 1387 | 1269 | 1094 | 904 | 754 | 617 | 627 | 610 | 529 | 464 | 378 | 384 | 397 | 501 | 501 | 623 | 632 | 501 | 924 | 984 | 261 | 310 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1054 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 344 | 84 | 233 | 237 | 182 | 250 | 255 | 257 | 268 | 110 | 132 | 224 | 68 | 198 | 852 | 755 | 633 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | S 12 | E 7 | SSE 11 | E 7 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 231 | 66 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 34 | 229 | 99 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 22 | 48 | 67 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 210 | 339 | 23 | 429 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 180 |
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