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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 am Monday 04 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 154mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
494 | 433 | 467 | 582 | 593 | 687 | 916 | 865 | 777 | 1129 | 835 | 647 | 694 | 605 | 605 | 536 | 685 | 3301 | 9440 | 11081 | 15016 | 10998 | 8885 | 7713 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.53m | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 494 | 433 | 467 | 582 | 593 | 687 | 308 | 236 | 232 | 1129 | 835 | 647 | 694 | 605 | 605 | 536 | 685 | 256 | 204 | 125 | 82 | 136 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 350 | 239 | 372 | 361 | 329 | 313 | 144 | 245 | 208 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 123 | 173 | 380 | 399 | 45 | 90 | 125 | 125 | 79 | 81 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 293 | 284 | 211 | 218 | 153 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 916 | 865 | 777 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | 193 | 530 | 3301 | 9440 | 11081 | 15016 | 10998 | 8885 | 7713 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 140 | 514 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 323 |
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