Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1715 | 1360 | 1154 | 1080 | 920 | 637 | 466 | 549 | 418 | 493 | 546 | 1486 | 2082 | 2866 | 3107 | 2837 | 2456 | 2045 | 1651 | 1462 | 1415 | 1315 | 1200 | 1388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.26m | 7:58PM1.38m | 8:10AM1.14m | 8:45PM1.26m | 9:10AM1.04m | 9:52PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.39m | 1:29PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.49m | 2:10PM0.49m | 3:10AM0.59m | 3:05PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SE 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 355 | 355 | 1154 | 804 | 407 | 637 | 466 | 549 | 314 | 388 | 290 | 1486 | 2082 | 2866 | 3107 | 2837 | 2456 | 2045 | 1651 | 1462 | 1415 | 1315 | 1200 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 407 | 407 | 136 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 305 | 305 | 281 | 238 | 242 | 226 | 210 | 190 | 151 | 157 | 160 | 166 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | — | E 4 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 209 | 20 | 239 | 255 | 82 | 176 | 493 | 546 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 105 | — | 5 | 213 | 217 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 3 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1715 | 1360 | — | 1080 | 920 | — | — | 356 | — | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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