Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 1670 | 2068 | 1065 | 1188 | 5160 | 4468 | 7262 | 6823 | 6124 | 5222 | 3135 | 2784 | 2708 | 2554 | 2356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.23m | 2:32AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.34m | 3:06AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.49m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.39m | 9:22AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 19 | 240 | 1065 | 1188 | 5160 | 3028 | 7262 | 6823 | 6124 | 5222 | 3135 | 2784 | 2708 | 2554 | 2356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 8 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 422 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 8 | 38 | 590 | 859 | 21 | 1549 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | — | 190 | — | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 20 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 1670 | 2068 | 332 | 261 | 339 | 4468 | — | — | — | — | 412 | 418 | 362 | 240 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 143 | 644 | 352 | 323 | 352 | 183 | 198 | 198 | 595 | 198 | 30 | 172 |
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