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Albatross Surf Forecast
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 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
18.8° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 157 | 171 | 142 | 148 | 178 | 91 | 95 | 140 | 229 | 189 | 180 | 325 | 293 | 301 | 331 | 357 | 347 | 380 | 537 | 545 | 600 | 613 | 537 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:51AM 1.66 | 3:06PM 1.55 | 3:19AM 1.73 | 3:34PM 1.60 | 3:47AM 1.76 | 4:02PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:06AM 0.13 | 9:08PM 0.10 | 9:34AM 0.06 | 9:35PM 0.07 | 10:00AM 0.04 | 10:02PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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