Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 212 | 295 | 301 | 589 | 929 | 851 | 800 | 784 | 1468 | 1272 | 1250 | 1074 | 1074 | 913 | 897 | 913 | 781 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.64m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.00m | 11:07PM0.06m | 11:11AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 13 | E 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 199 | 295 | 169 | 589 | 272 | 851 | 800 | 784 | 1468 | 1272 | 1250 | 1074 | 1074 | 913 | 897 | 913 | 781 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 230 | 212 | 205 | 139 | 166 | 163 | 406 | 382 | 364 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 77 | 78 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 164 | 126 | 93 | 66 | 45 | 36 | 121 | 83 | 73 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 69 | 154 | 301 | 331 | 929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 1 | 143 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 10 |
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