Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
521
464
436
384
435
494
572
623
623
501
1011
1289
933
827
623
528
613
690
710
699
765
699
624
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
NNE
15
ENE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:05PM1.62m
4:20AM1.75m
4:48PM1.60m
5:05AM1.65m
5:35PM1.54m
5:52AM1.52m
Low Tide
9:56AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.08m
10:38AM0.02m
10:52PM0.13m
11:22AM0.10m
11:41PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
S
8
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
610
521
464
436
384
435
494
572
623
623
501
1011
1289
933
827
623
273
473
473
431
331
241
699
624
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
SW
12
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
231
233
233
182
250
255
324
268
144
171
177
134
91
265
324
273
528
104
118
147
140
138
241
273
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
S
13
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
SSW
16
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
81
64
38
173
26
18
18
18
18
18
330
15
24
24
39
84
76
19
20
136
101
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
9
10
10
15
24
23
91
126
613
690
710
699
765
514
509
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
30
0
0
0
30
198
352
198
198
198
172
30
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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