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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 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 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101011121212121212121212121111111111111010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12861876291733743199286026552375211318051584146312691017850716659716784810651665610496
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.54
4:15AM
1.55
4:19PM
1.59
4:44AM
1.61
4:49PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.28
10:03PM
0.13
10:16AM
0.22
10:31PM
0.07
10:47AM
0.18
11:00PM
0.04
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:26-------5:26-------5:28------
Sunset----7:32-------7:32-------7:31---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181921212019191717192120201918171719202020202018
Feels °C (?)131213131415171515171716161717151517191817181716
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