Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2927 | 2337 | 2063 | 2417 | 2601 | 2561 | 2345 | 2201 | 2011 | 1914 | 1476 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 1670 | 1169 | 1150 | 1363 | 5281 | 1627 | 6860 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:52AM1.24m | 2:27PM1.23m | 2:32AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.55m | 7:41PM0.59m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2927 | 2337 | 2063 | 2417 | 2601 | 2561 | 2345 | 2201 | 2011 | 1914 | 1476 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 28 | 1169 | 1150 | 1363 | 5281 | 1374 | 6860 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 157 | 163 | 141 | 120 | 122 | 102 | 86 | 85 | 64 | 481 | 475 | 422 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 7 | 240 | 590 | 859 | 21 | 1627 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 20 | — | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1670 | 143 | 254 | 216 | 395 | 529 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 52 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 644 | 352 | 183 |
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