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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 Saturday 04 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 748 | 672 | 555 | 603 | 528 | 411 | 396 | 263 | 233 | 229 | 291 | 859 | 1514 | 2471 | 4443 | 6371 | 10516 | 10137 | 9686 | 9376 | 8975 | 9432 | 8999 | 7702 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:39AM 1.69 | 4:54PM 1.55 | 5:04AM 1.61 | 5:20PM 1.47 | 5:29AM 1.50 | 5:45PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27PM 0.10 | 10:49AM 0.09 | 10:53PM 0.16 | 11:14AM 0.17 | 11:18PM 0.25 | 11:39AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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