Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2862 | 3375 | 3664 | 3517 | 3240 | 2822 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2205 | 4005 | 4427 | 4292 | 3943 | 3422 | 3214 | 2345 | 2756 | 2922 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.22m | 11:59AM1.09m | 00:33AM1.28m | 1:24PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.59m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:00PM0.57m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2862 | 3375 | 3664 | 3517 | 3240 | 2822 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2205 | 4005 | 4427 | 61 | 43 | 3422 | 3214 | 2345 | 2756 | 2922 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | — | 43 | 78 | 56 | 48 | 43 | 64 | 80 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 82 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 101 | 103 | 102 | — | — | — | 36 | 126 | 131 | 155 | 183 | — | 4292 | 3943 | — | — | 146 | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 142 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 143 | 1 | 1390 | 892 | 2148 | 260 |
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