Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1594 | 1915 | 2031 | 1569 | 2655 | 2831 | 3110 | 1993 | 3026 | 3686 | 4189 | 3895 | 3707 | 3263 | 5071 | 4924 | 4852 | 4623 | 4221 | 3844 | 3688 | 3347 | 3028 | 2761 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.35m | 10:31AM1.11m | 11:10PM1.34m | 12:04PM1.15m | 00:31AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:28PM0.51m | 5:49AM0.45m | 5:58PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1594 | 1915 | 2031 | 1569 | 395 | 498 | 2106 | 1573 | 558 | 3686 | 4189 | 3895 | 3707 | 3263 | 5071 | 4924 | 4852 | 4623 | 4221 | 3844 | 3688 | 3347 | 3028 | 2761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 20 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 149 | 17 | 280 | 8 | 8 | 683 | 1630 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1060 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 329 | 458 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 134 | 2655 | 2831 | 3110 | 1993 | 3026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
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