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Albatross Surf Forecast
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s 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 (11 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1324 | 1069 | 984 | 999 | 1014 | 1460 | 1438 | 1228 | 1021 | 777 | 903 | 860 | 700 | 760 | 672 | 756 | 698 | 406 | 384 | 298 | 258 | 224 | 194 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:48PM 0.98 | 11:22AM 1.00 | 12:26AM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 0.77 | 5:46PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
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