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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 7 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 1AM is: 8.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 7.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
3394 | 17171 | 26530 | 24696 | 18036 | 11196 | 9647 | 10095 | 8523 | 7413 | 7352 | 8940 | 11078 | 12934 | 14858 | 14348 | 11871 | 8940 | 6890 | 5354 | 4600 | 3776 | 3221 | 2751 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.34m | 1:31AM1.60m | 1:59PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 3394 | 11763 | 19293 | 20024 | 15913 | — | 9647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4600 | 3776 | 3221 | 2751 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 17171 | 26530 | 24696 | 18036 | 11196 | — | 10095 | 8523 | 7413 | 7352 | 8940 | 11078 | 12934 | 14858 | 14348 | 11871 | 8940 | 6890 | 5354 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 457 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 301 | 180 | 144 | 2 | 64 | 298 | 352 | 352 | 333 | 657 | 595 | 555 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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