Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 10PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2045 | 1912 | 1736 | 1439 | 1315 | 1200 | 1111 | 1047 | 857 | 1471 | 1524 | 1383 | 1791 | 1452 | 1577 | 2136 | 3115 | 3534 | 3640 | 2806 | 1589 | 1198 | 1351 | 1376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.44m | 4:21AM1.49m | 4:49PM1.48m | 4:52AM1.49m | 5:21PM1.49m | 5:24AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.31m | 10:35AM0.18m | 10:49PM0.30m | 11:06AM0.17m | 11:23PM0.31m | 11:36AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2045 | 1912 | 1736 | 1439 | 1315 | 1200 | 1111 | 1047 | 857 | 1471 | 1524 | 1383 | 112 | 69 | 52 | 38 | 25 | 73 | 303 | 517 | 884 | 1002 | 1351 | 1376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | — | S 20 | S 19 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 296 | 392 | 697 | 89 | 112 | 138 | 138 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 16 | — | 8 | 7 | 1107 | 529 | 338 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 56 | 69 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 193 | 248 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1791 | 1452 | 1577 | 2136 | 3115 | 3534 | 3640 | 2806 | 1589 | 1198 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 257 | 323 | 532 | 538 | 257 | 237 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
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