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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 7 pm Saturday 30 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | |
1259 | 1019 | 913 | 761 | 761 | 833 | 1042 | 1100 | 986 | 899 | 869 | 723 | 666 | 497 | 497 | 533 | 675 | 798 | 866 | 957 | 1614 | 1999 | 1179 | 1907 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.41m | 3:24AM1.51m | 3:50PM1.43m | 3:57AM1.51m | 4:22PM1.43m | 4:29AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.31m | 9:39AM0.21m | 9:48PM0.30m | 10:11AM0.21m | 10:21PM0.31m | 10:43AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 1259 | 1019 | 913 | 761 | 761 | 833 | 1042 | 1100 | 986 | 899 | 869 | 723 | 666 | 497 | 497 | 533 | 675 | 798 | 866 | 957 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 66 | 110 | 97 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 79 | 100 | 103 | 61 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 28 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 34 | 125 | 158 | 160 | 178 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 29 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 77 | 62 | 75 | — | — | 88 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1614 | 1999 | 1179 | 1907 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 260 |
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