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Albatross Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2078 | 1632 | 2244 | 2580 | 2710 | 2307 | 1314 | 561 | 2416 | 3993 | 4112 | 4033 | 3751 | 3630 | 3630 | 3647 | 4190 | 4496 | 4271 | 3665 | 3430 | 3177 | 2923 | 2510 | 2145 | 1858 | 1654 | 1316 | 1277 | 1046 | 853 | 743 | 631 | 561 | 469 | 370 | 314 | 269 | 245 | 327 | 437 | 736 | 663 | 553 | 659 | 649 | 594 | 689 | 635 | 671 | 604 | 561 | 510 | 594 | 286 | 734 | 710 | 662 | 701 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 1.55 | 5:43AM 1.56 | 6:11PM 1.43 | 6:27AM 1.37 | 7:03PM 1.29 | 7:21AM 1.20 | 8:16PM 1.17 | 8:45AM 1.06 | 10:07PM 1.13 | 10:47AM 1.02 | 11:43PM 1.20 | 12:11PM 1.09 | 12:39AM 1.30 | 1:02PM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17AM 0.07 | 11:30PM 0.19 | 11:58AM 0.21 | 12:16AM 0.35 | 12:43PM 0.36 | 1:12AM 0.51 | 1:41PM 0.50 | 2:37AM 0.64 | 3:10PM 0.60 | 4:46AM 0.67 | 5:00PM 0.60 | 6:17AM 0.59 | 6:13PM 0.54 | 7:07AM 0.49 | 7:00PM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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