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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 23 Dec 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
19.4° C
 (Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (23 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
1.5
SW
0.7
SW
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
0.9
SW
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SW
1.7
ESE
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111110106777771088881191111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66814611711745910476149145143171212153322338262270332450332309293383389
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
10
ESE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
1.48
5:31PM
1.47
6:03AM
1.48
6:06PM
1.42
6:41AM
1.46
6:46PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.32
11:46PM
0.18
12:06PM
0.35
12:20AM
0.22
12:48PM
0.39
12:59AM
0.28
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
Sunrise-5:05-------5:05-------5:07------
Sunset----7:30-------7:31-------7:31---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C222426252221201919202020191919171720232321202020
Feels °C (?)192021202020201919191816151617161618191716182123
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