Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2010 | 1824 | 1415 | 1220 | 1042 | 977 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 341 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 479 | 895 | 1029 | 995 | 927 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.43m | 6:27PM1.49m | 6:31AM1.38m | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:11AM1.31m | 7:46PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.33m | 12:08PM0.20m | 00:34AM0.36m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:15AM0.39m | 1:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2010 | 1824 | 1415 | 1220 | 1042 | 977 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 341 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 479 | 895 | 1029 | 995 | 927 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 227 | 513 | 363 | 448 | 384 | 353 | 300 | 294 | 255 | 221 | 211 | 174 | 182 | 211 | 165 | 151 | 119 | 82 | 247 | 204 | 180 | 141 | 138 | 492 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 74 | 112 | 81 | 121 | 132 | 173 | 173 | 188 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 238 | 218 | 176 | 142 | 242 | 221 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
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