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Albatross Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
4912 | 3235 | 3846 | 13166 | 27668 | 21354 | 17415 | 12032 | 10298 | 9270 | 8352 | 7055 | 6669 | 8466 | 11279 | 14381 | 15718 | 15459 | 11592 | 8940 | 7001 | 5354 | 4450 | 3776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.34m | 1:31AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:10PM0.30m | 7:53AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 4912 | 3235 | 37 | 50 | 19455 | — | — | — | 10298 | 9270 | 7670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4450 | 3776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 52 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 103 | 3846 | 13166 | 27668 | 21354 | 17415 | 12032 | — | — | 8352 | 7055 | 6669 | 8466 | 11279 | 14381 | 15718 | 15459 | 11592 | 8940 | 7001 | 5354 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 421 | 441 | 1 | 496 | 180 | 256 | 143 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 297 | 333 | 425 | 352 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 2 | 143 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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