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Albatross Surf Forecast
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 643 | 656 | 634 | 700 | 689 | 700 | 833 | 1633 | 2110 | 1991 | 2438 | 3111 | 3318 | 2963 | 2061 | 4915 | 4320 | 3532 | 3110 | 2763 | 2570 | 2390 | 2158 | 2063 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
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