Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131413131313131313131312111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)479244573859359730913066196519751592143012261103747643496501510553544534534488497445
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.38
6:12PM
1.26
6:21AM
1.26
6:46PM
1.13
6:56AM
1.13
7:44PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.37
12:12AM
0.48
12:38PM
0.50
12:46AM
0.61
1:26PM
0.62
1:51AM
0.74
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:07-------6:06-------6:05---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C161720202018181717172428292826272626302625222222
Feels °C (?)141618161616181717162325262625262526282426232323
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