Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 831 | 757 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 492 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 458 | 406 | 509 | 555 | 658 | 769 | 730 | 718 | 680 | 795 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.81m | 5:06AM1.63m | 5:28PM1.77m | 5:38AM1.56m | 5:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.05m | 11:11AM-0.00m | 11:39PM0.11m | 11:41AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 831 | 230 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 492 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 458 | 406 | 509 | 555 | 658 | 769 | 730 | 718 | 680 | 795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 8 | E 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 757 | 195 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 165 | 132 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 65 | 108 | 78 | 60 | 80 | 146 | 181 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | E 8 | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 129 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 55 | 61 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 7 | N 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | — | — | 130 | 219 | 225 | 28 | 188 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 198 | 140 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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