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Albatross Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Albatross surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Albatross today?
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
1008 | 690 | 572 | 408 | 386 | 789 | 1949 | 4274 | 6390 | 7862 | 5533 | 3136 | 2131 | 2730 | 11967 | 19113 | 23897 | 22532 | 15245 | 11346 | 9274 | 7808 | 7483 | 7710 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.19m | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1008 | 690 | 572 | 408 | 304 | 260 | 148 | 98 | 82 | 72 | 5533 | 3136 | 2131 | 386 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 534 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 290 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 72 | 594 | 701 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 46 | 46 | — | — | 6 | 72 | 71 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 69 | 789 | 1949 | 4274 | 6390 | 7862 | — | 39 | 35 | 2730 | 11967 | 19113 | 23897 | 22532 | 15245 | 11346 | 9274 | 7808 | 7483 | 7710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 200 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 513 | 692 | 140 | 142 | 301 | 434 | 434 | 446 | 1 | 180 | 1 | 68 | 144 | 2 | 191 | 352 | 506 |
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