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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 am Tuesday 26 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | |
2256 | 1756 | 1632 | 1325 | 1112 | 907 | 742 | 785 | 993 | 961 | 1680 | 1568 | 1521 | 1632 | 1501 | 4414 | 4375 | 4221 | 3579 | 4169 | 4978 | 5850 | 6068 | 6227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:16AM1.35m | 12:48PM1.19m | 1:03AM1.40m | 1:33PM1.26m | 1:42AM1.45m | 2:11PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.44m | 6:43PM0.46m | 7:30AM0.37m | 7:27PM0.42m | 8:05AM0.31m | 8:06PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 2256 | 1756 | 1632 | 1325 | 1112 | 907 | 742 | 785 | 993 | 961 | 1680 | 1568 | 1521 | 1632 | 1408 | 4414 | 4375 | 4221 | 3579 | 4169 | 4978 | 5850 | 6068 | 6227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 151 | 258 | 365 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 578 | 1501 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 56 | 172 | 257 | 236 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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