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 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| 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 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1556 | 2381 | 3785 | 4081 | 4396 | 4075 | 3025 | 2240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.33m | 2:43PM1.39m | 2:47AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.49m | 8:32AM0.33m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 491 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1556 | 2381 | 3785 | 4081 | 4396 | 4075 | 3025 | 2240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 379 | 254 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 679 | 1001 | 752 | 836 | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 357 | 151 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 508 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 304 | 504 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 52 | 84 | 157 | 335 | 550 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 198 | 198 | 560 | 560 | 198 | 198 |
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