Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1167 | 1807 | 3912 | 4317 | 3095 | 2716 | 3467 | 9199 | 8502 | 7014 | 5257 | 4121 | 3710 | 3326 | 2927 | 2337 | 2094 | 2168 | 2381 | 2345 | 2274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.98m | 11:31PM1.11m | 12:39PM1.02m | 00:56AM1.15m | 1:44PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.69m | 6:18AM0.63m | 6:31PM0.67m | 7:31AM0.55m | 7:41PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1167 | 121 | 91 | 91 | 307 | 2716 | 2824 | 9199 | 8502 | 7014 | 5257 | 4121 | 3710 | 3326 | 2927 | 2337 | 2094 | 2168 | 2381 | 2345 | 2274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 66 | 1591 | 3467 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 125 | 138 | 79 | 111 | 185 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 145 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | S 23 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 87 | 73 | 60 | — | — | 45 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1807 | 3912 | 4317 | 3095 | — | — | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 180 | 260 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 30 |
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