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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111110111111111514141313121212121111201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17441824156911149577536855274433535801061151212831162908822722583506497107515971895
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
15
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.19
8:15AM
1.31
8:26PM
1.08
9:09AM
1.20
9:40PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.47
1:42AM
0.42
2:35PM
0.57
2:26AM
0.55
3:40PM
0.64
3:31AM
0.65
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--7:35-------7:35-------7:35-----
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222212020192123242321212121222628282521212124
Feels °C (?)191820201920181819201918212223242626262724222224
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