Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 913 | 508 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 3470 | 3067 | 1643 | 2928 | 1940 | 2936 | 3502 | 4117 | 3612 | 2591 | 2206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.33m | 2:43PM1.39m | 2:47AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.46m | 8:16PM0.49m | 8:32AM0.33m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1094 | 913 | 491 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 3470 | 3067 | 1643 | 2928 | 1387 | 2936 | 3502 | 4117 | 3612 | 2591 | 2206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 188 | 379 | 254 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 615 | 1014 | 752 | 1187 | 1940 | 996 | 649 | 434 | 357 | 113 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SSW 17 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 508 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 304 | 482 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 83 | 98 | 173 | 351 | 530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 301 | 560 | 560 | 198 | 198 |
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