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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 Sunday 10 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
408 | 386 | 853 | 2227 | 5742 | 6860 | 7101 | 6282 | 4248 | 3282 | 5643 | 11670 | 24394 | 21511 | 17883 | 13516 | 12909 | 10079 | 8099 | 7244 | 7977 | 9691 | 11785 | 13922 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.19m | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:10AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 408 | 335 | 260 | 148 | 80 | 74 | 7101 | 6282 | 4248 | 3282 | 51 | 50 | 18497 | — | — | 12032 | 10871 | 9133 | 7217 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 386 | 386 | 290 | 51 | 25 | 34 | 72 | 72 | 210 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 42 | 853 | 2227 | 5742 | 6860 | — | — | 32 | 15 | 5643 | 11670 | 24394 | 21511 | 17883 | 13516 | 12909 | 10079 | 8099 | 7244 | 7977 | 9691 | 11785 | 13922 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 323 | 64 | 2 | 506 | 611 | 2 | 220 | 301 | 301 | 446 | 2 | 180 | 496 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 496 | 496 | 506 | 333 | 333 |
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