Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212131313141516161616151514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)550676958035788579008214917510482114241142010186898073715851434637212949205616191286980677548399
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.41
6:40AM
1.38
7:18PM
1.27
7:43AM
1.20
8:46PM
1.16
9:28AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.34
12:59PM
0.37
1:28AM
0.51
2:08PM
0.52
3:12AM
0.63
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C191616151415171717171717151519212018161516182528
Feels °C (?)11910989111114151515121313141412121214162326
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