Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 05 Sep 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111113131313131313131414141414131313131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)112012421791236925842887349937854267500049075343451042123761311528432398204918501694166718542386
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
E
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
1.40
2:36PM
1.49
2:44AM
1.54
3:06PM
1.66
3:17AM
1.65
3:37PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.41
8:24AM
0.24
8:41PM
0.25
8:53AM
0.10
9:14PM
0.11
9:23AM
-0.01
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------6:04-------6:05-------6:05-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C151515161919181617171616181817171615151519191919
Feels °C (?)141515151714131417161515161414171615151518181920
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 4 km from Fence (Port Elizabeth) (light winds from the NW at Port Elizabeth Airport 4 km from Fence (Port Elizabeth)). 2.2m 11s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

    Fence (Port Elizabeth)
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