Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 186 | 167 | 355 | 1069 | 910 | 939 | 3181 | 3186 | 3095 | 2719 | 2376 | 2076 | 1847 | 1703 | 1651 | 2183 | 2281 | 1977 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.63m | 4:10AM1.67m | 4:39PM1.70m | 4:52AM1.65m | 5:20PM1.72m | 5:32AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:25AM0.01m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:41AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 326 | 333 | 332 | 293 | 295 | 251 | 249 | 214 | 188 | 156 | 910 | 922 | 3181 | 3186 | 3095 | 2719 | 2376 | 2076 | 1847 | 1703 | 1651 | 2183 | 2281 | 1977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 34 | 39 | 60 | 34 | 101 | 53 | 192 | 302 | 521 | 939 | 131 | 133 | 141 | 185 | 185 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 53 | 33 | 116 | 9 | 159 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 66 | 186 | 167 | 355 | 1069 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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