Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1578 | 2381 | 3619 | 4364 | 4342 | 3816 | 2898 | 2177 | 1731 | 1523 | 1376 | 1310 | 1140 | 563 | 553 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.33m | 2:43PM1.39m | 2:47AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:15AM1.54m | 3:36PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.33m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1578 | 2381 | 3619 | 4364 | 4342 | 3816 | 2898 | 2177 | 1731 | 1523 | 733 | 1310 | 1140 | 528 | 481 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 679 | 1001 | 752 | 836 | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 357 | 151 | 65 | 45 | 196 | 1376 | 641 | 562 | 563 | 553 | 504 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 304 | 399 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 125 | 390 | 397 | 436 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 84 | 174 | 322 | 570 | 730 | 871 | 1162 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 198 | 198 | 560 | 536 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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