Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
20.1° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111112121213121212121212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52394663272425132246259325803323286127212493206914391264117710221022952850710698575575575
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.47
6:01AM
1.53
6:11PM
1.36
6:24AM
1.40
6:35PM
1.24
6:48AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.18
11:47PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.28
12:11AM
0.33
12:35PM
0.40
12:36AM
0.46
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:49-------6:47-------6:46-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C181919181717171820212120191917172226242120191818
Feels °C (?)111214151616171716151617171716162021211919181817
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