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Albatross Surf Forecast
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 235 | 194 | 170 | 193 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 247 | 1108 | 1583 | 2845 | 2228 | 1764 | 1510 | 1390 | 954 | 828 | 749 | 664 | 587 | 327 | 264 | 230 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:52AM 1.21 | 1:15PM 1.23 | 1:42AM 1.39 | 1:59PM 1.36 | 2:19AM 1.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29PM 0.56 | 7:14AM 0.51 | 7:28PM 0.41 | 8:01AM 0.35 | 8:07PM 0.27 | 8:36AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
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