Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 09 Jul 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
5.5
SW
6
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1112121213131313131414131313131313131414141414141414141414141414141414141313131399121111121212111111111114141313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1749183319431997226123892408335446856181587851934656407737073461316030202859577810610145441400712205109781085210299864071486231552443733734317926102205187614982561300115971766213220482386273325762131186018231867183119312546260024872331225825102388
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
N
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
1.36
3:21AM
1.48
3:50PM
1.44
3:55AM
1.53
4:24PM
1.51
4:30AM
1.56
4:58PM
1.57
5:04AM
1.57
5:33PM
1.60
5:40AM
1.54
6:09PM
1.61
6:17AM
1.48
6:48PM
1.59
6:59AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.29
9:12PM
0.36
9:38AM
0.21
9:49PM
0.30
10:11AM
0.15
10:25PM
0.25
10:44AM
0.10
11:01PM
0.22
11:17AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.22
11:51AM
0.10
12:18AM
0.24
12:27PM
0.14
1:01AM
0.29
1:06PM
0.22
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise-7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22--
Sunset----5:24-------5:25-------5:25-------5:27-------5:27-------5:28-------5:28-------
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------1----------------------------------
Temp. °C1617222524161514141517201917161514131817151312111212121314131211991721161413121211151514131212121216171614131111111823
Feels °C (?)101112161914141212131618171714141311139745457710121098551317121110887910910988812111312119871417
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