Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Oct 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
5
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121213131616151515151515141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)731186026013584645561725788544550514353397935102220218819701633151414181099103410189669661028
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.45
2:36PM
1.63
2:53AM
1.51
3:02PM
1.67
3:19AM
1.55
3:28PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
0.22
8:25AM
0.21
8:52PM
0.15
8:52AM
0.16
9:16PM
0.10
9:17AM
0.14
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:31----
Sunset------6:36-------6:37-------6:37-
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--111-------------------
Temp. °C161415161717171716151416201918161514141619212118
Feels °C (?)121112151514141414141314151213131313131517181817
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Albatross (light winds from the SW at Cape Saint Francis 23 km from Albatross). 1.7m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.7m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.8m 9s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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13 km/h
SW
0.0
17.2
Air / Water (°C)
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