- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Albatross Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
108 | 227 | 299 | 285 | 261 | 258 | 331 | 309 | 590 | 565 | 503 | 537 | 520 | 546 | 433 | 263 | 790 | 767 | 628 | 560 | 437 | 437 | 725 | 1107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.30m | 9:02AM1.12m | 10:00PM1.28m | 10:32AM1.09m | 11:17PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.42m | 3:03AM0.55m | 3:15PM0.49m | 4:35AM0.57m | 4:36PM0.52m | 5:52AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 63 | 50 | 127 | 125 | 261 | 258 | 331 | 309 | 590 | 565 | 503 | 537 | 520 | 546 | 433 | 263 | 790 | 767 | 628 | 560 | 437 | 437 | 725 | 1107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 106 | 53 | 232 | 123 | 119 | 92 | 115 | 88 | 64 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 297 | 117 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 169 | 203 | 63 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 123 | 202 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 251 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 173 | 66 | 101 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 227 | 299 | 285 | 192 | 127 | 93 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 143 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Albatross surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest