Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 674 | 631 | 540 | 515 | 444 | 359 | 353 | 296 | 276 | 265 | 163 | 422 | 432 | 394 | 404 | 432 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:25AM1.64m | 3:55PM1.63m | 4:10AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 791 | 674 | 631 | 540 | 515 | 444 | 329 | 337 | 355 | 393 | 386 | 393 | 422 | 432 | 394 | 404 | 432 | 430 | 380 | 325 | 325 | 281 | 276 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 359 | 353 | 296 | 276 | 265 | 163 | 163 | 130 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 43 | 61 | 21 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 61 | 32 | 39 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 170 | 202 | 242 | 316 | 387 | 358 | — | — | 491 | 527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 514 | 198 | 172 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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