Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 SAST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
1.7
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414141313131313131716161615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)804468426044533846514006340728362534209419041657163217231723295834054562395336413660265831712959
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
1.36
10:11AM
1.11
10:54PM
1.31
11:52AM
1.12
12:24AM
1.33
1:15PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.49
4:10PM
0.52
5:36AM
0.49
5:49PM
0.53
7:01AM
0.42
7:16PM
0.46
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise---7:20-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset------5:30-------5:31-------5:31-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413131620211616151615222618161514141316171615
Feels °C (?)121211111316181313111210161915141211111012121314
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SW
5.0
18.4
Air / Water (°C)
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