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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 Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 26ft (8.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 23726 | 17596 | 13463 | 10306 | 8035 | 6864 | 6280 | 6491 | 6306 | 6046 | 5220 | 4607 | 3919 | 3337 | 2875 | 2620 | 1999 | 2424 | 2250 | 2160 | 1999 | 1609 | 1621 | 1415 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 1.10 | 12:51AM 1.17 | 1:27PM 1.27 | 1:43AM 1.30 | 2:07PM 1.43 | 2:20AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:44PM 0.61 | 7:13AM 0.49 | 7:43PM 0.45 | 7:56AM 0.34 | 8:21PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)
The wind is still offshore at Albatross (moderate winds from the SW at Springfield wx 56 km from Albatross). A 6.7m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
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