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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212121212111111111111111115141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20982265217116821430130611188998137366616505635445344294294294796431994189116573502
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
5
SSE
20
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassoncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.97
12:07PM
1.13
1:07AM
1.04
1:18PM
1.20
2:01AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.66
5:17AM
0.70
6:52PM
0.61
6:56AM
0.65
7:50PM
0.51
7:55AM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:24--
Sunset7:35-------7:34-------7:34-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------121
Temp. °C252322212023242323222120192224232321202021211918
Feels °C (?)232423222124242223242322202322202223191918181515
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