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Albatross Surf Forecast
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
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 4AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7601 | 7683 | 7900 | 8214 | 8980 | 10482 | 11202 | 11420 | 10186 | 8613 | 7371 | 5851 | 4456 | 3721 | 2949 | 2056 | 1619 | 1286 | 980 | 677 | 548 | 399 | 306 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 3:58PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
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