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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 06 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
23.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Albatross today?

The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101112111111111111101010111010101010101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170187343308263263297292286281281355361313350350369404318448720590937763
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.42
6:43AM
1.51
6:49PM
1.30
7:11AM
1.37
7:17PM
1.17
7:41AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.25
12:24AM
0.22
12:53PM
0.36
12:50AM
0.35
1:23PM
0.47
1:18AM
0.49
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------5:46-------5:47-------5:48
Sunset--7:22-------7:21-------7:20-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------11--112237--1
Temp. °C252424232221212225252524232222222222212121202122
Feels °C (?)232324242323232325252624242222222324232123212222
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