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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
23.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (15 Feb)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121218171616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280025092329177713681062782647578536436429359324491629818969172117081761217622932061
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
35
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.48
3:27AM
1.54
3:32PM
1.58
3:54AM
1.66
4:01PM
1.65
4:21AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.34
9:16PM
0.18
9:30AM
0.22
9:42PM
0.07
9:59AM
0.12
10:09PM
-0.01
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset--7:13-------7:12-------7:10-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202221191817161725302824222324272926252322212022
Feels °C (?)161716151414131422272422222324272422252421202022
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