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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 Sunday 03 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
18.1° 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 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 170mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | |
462 | 494 | 504 | 494 | 485 | 523 | 582 | 593 | 661 | 883 | 865 | 777 | 1060 | 835 | 769 | 756 | 722 | 605 | 757 | 987 | 2705 | 7499 | 11782 | 16216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.49m | 4:41AM1.53m | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.25m | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 10 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 462 | 494 | 504 | 494 | 485 | 523 | 582 | 593 | 661 | 883 | 236 | 777 | 1060 | 835 | 769 | 756 | 722 | 605 | 757 | 987 | 324 | 204 | 161 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 223 | 174 | 130 | 350 | 239 | 372 | 361 | 329 | 313 | 308 | 245 | 232 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 123 | 285 | 550 | 500 | 45 | 91 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 236 | 309 | 127 | 293 | 284 | 211 | 218 | 147 | 144 | 10 | 208 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 865 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 117 | 212 | 2705 | 7499 | 11782 | 16216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 140 | 198 | 67 | 64 | 642 |
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