Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 163 | 163 | 138 | 326 | 349 | 374 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 61 | 39 | 60 | 39 | 120 | 198 | 355 | 1100 | 1178 | 1086 | 3467 | 3341 | 3140 | 2760 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:25AM1.64m | 3:55PM1.63m | 4:10AM1.67m | 4:39PM1.70m | 4:52AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:25AM0.01m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:04AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 222 | 163 | 298 | 224 | 326 | 349 | 374 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 332 | 347 | 295 | 251 | 257 | 223 | 188 | 159 | 1178 | 1086 | 3467 | 3341 | 3140 | 2760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 48 | 129 | 138 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 60 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 192 | 305 | 521 | 939 | 168 | 168 | 172 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | W 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 163 | 130 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 43 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 145 | 8 | 162 | 168 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 300 | 393 | 377 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 72 | 120 | 198 | 355 | 1100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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