Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 335 | 520 | 708 | 679 | 606 | 552 | 461 | 370 | 572 | 1058 | 1952 | 2231 | 1649 | 1338 | 1161 | 993 | 726 | 791 | 685 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.62m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:17PM1.51m | 7:26AM1.26m | 7:58PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.12m | 00:52AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.23m | 1:32AM0.39m | 1:29PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 392 | 335 | 348 | 708 | 679 | 606 | 552 | 461 | 370 | 408 | 293 | 257 | 230 | 361 | 1338 | 1161 | 993 | 726 | 791 | 685 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 367 | 105 | 49 | 311 | 231 | 231 | 187 | 227 | 216 | 268 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 355 | 355 | 407 | 448 | 488 | 471 | 455 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 71 | 49 | 35 | 99 | 153 | 208 | 196 | 269 | 295 | 244 | 31 | 17 | 71 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 152 | 19 | 83 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 322 | 520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 572 | 1058 | 1952 | 2231 | 1649 | — | — | 928 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 180 | 144 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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