Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2410 | 4084 | 5084 | 5712 | 4287 | 3112 | 2339 | 1992 | 1679 | 1581 | 1310 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 556 | 736 | 625 | 510 | 305 | 411 | 344 | 377 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:15AM1.54m | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:42AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:09PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2410 | 4084 | 5084 | 5712 | 4287 | 3112 | 2339 | 1992 | 1679 | 1581 | 1310 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 586 | 612 | 585 | 472 | 424 | 411 | 318 | 282 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 269 | 45 | 114 | 45 | 181 | 172 | 529 | 501 | 81 | 336 | 556 | 736 | 625 | 510 | 305 | 318 | 344 | 377 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 82 | 79 | 384 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 123 | 123 | 210 | 181 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 93 | 199 | 377 | 604 | 694 | 664 | 947 | — | 482 | 575 | 874 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 184 | 198 | 560 | 536 | 198 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
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