Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2574 | 2283 | 2045 | 1912 | 1736 | 1439 | 1315 | 1112 | 1111 | 1138 | 828 | 1471 | 1524 | 1383 | 1697 | 940 | 1953 | 2729 | 3895 | 5445 | 4674 | 2962 | 1696 | 1302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.44m | 4:21AM1.49m | 4:49PM1.48m | 4:52AM1.49m | 5:21PM1.49m | 5:24AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.21m | 10:16PM0.31m | 10:35AM0.18m | 10:49PM0.30m | 11:06AM0.17m | 11:23PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 2574 | 2283 | 2045 | 1912 | 1736 | 1439 | 1315 | 1112 | 1111 | 1138 | 828 | 1471 | 1524 | 1383 | 109 | 68 | 51 | 39 | 29 | 25 | 121 | 996 | 1168 | 1002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 9 | — | E 8 | S 19 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 231 | 392 | 800 | 108 | 109 | 112 | 109 | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | — | 1 | 7 | 1302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 126 | 58 | 56 | 68 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 13 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1697 | 940 | 1953 | 2729 | 3895 | 5445 | 4674 | 2962 | 1696 | 1151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 144 | 323 | 532 | 595 | 532 | 256 | 180 | 144 | 140 | 1 |
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