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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
18.4° C
 (Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (20 Nov)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161916161616151514141413131313131212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145115645645641859685841514046314281381534632929257624021468135213421346126514301084843843831
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
1.57
3:55AM
1.48
4:01PM
1.55
4:25AM
1.46
4:31PM
1.51
4:56AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.25
9:45PM
0.15
9:52AM
0.25
10:14PM
0.17
10:23AM
0.28
10:44PM
0.21
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:05-------5:03-------5:03
Sunset--7:06-------7:07-------7:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120181717182123222119181920212221201918171820
Feels °C (?)181617181615151718181718171921211918161617171919
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