Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2
SE
2.2
SE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212121212117877777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1144134614301518136913271236123611351062904503396288340359423529277326375365375554
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.68
5:20AM
1.81
5:31PM
1.63
5:51AM
1.76
6:04PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.02
11:04PM
-0.04
11:30AM
0.04
11:34PM
0.01
12:03PM
0.10
12:06AM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--7:08-------7:07-------7:06-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423222121202123232322222120222423222223222223
Feels °C (?)232222232223222323222222232322242421202124242426
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