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Albatross Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.7°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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 161mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
802 | 789 | 769 | 605 | 1173 | 3378 | 1637 | 10586 | 11612 | 9488 | 14809 | 14723 | 13378 | 15913 | 15939 | 14170 | 11865 | 10088 | 7944 | 6616 | 5770 | 5604 | 5756 | 5026 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | 6:51PM1.19m | 6:56AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.44m | 00:52AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 28 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 802 | 789 | 769 | 605 | 1173 | 405 | 1637 | 6863 | 11612 | 86 | 136 | 209 | 56 | — | — | 7916 | 4105 | 67 | 7944 | 110 | 5770 | 5604 | 5756 | 5026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 22 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 161 | 158 | 161 | 563 | 491 | 31 | 243 | 180 | 138 | 125 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 93 | 91 | 9 | 209 | 248 | 36 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 66 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | 42 | 38 | 57 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 40 | 186 | 3378 | 1593 | 10586 | 7549 | 9488 | 14809 | 14723 | 13378 | 15913 | 15939 | 14170 | 11865 | 10088 | 134 | 6616 | 56 | — | 299 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 446 | 186 | 67 | 319 | 0 | 191 | 319 | 322 | 319 | 260 | 260 | 514 | 260 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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