Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 10PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111112121514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14831047933918822683671637553553615604698801959123725472494248323922160189417461490
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
E
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
1.65
5:28AM
1.78
5:46PM
1.56
6:04AM
1.64
6:24PM
1.42
6:44AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.01
11:42AM
0.06
11:47PM
0.12
12:18PM
0.20
12:26AM
0.28
1:01PM
0.37
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:30-------6:29-------6:28-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181718232222202019192021212120202020202528
Feels °C (?)181919191718222120191918192020181716171616162325
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