Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2207 | 2555 | 2185 | 2190 | 1910 | 1481 | 1171 | 1010 | 804 | 626 | 400 | 361 | 350 | 377 | 1130 | 1219 | 777 | 508 | 402 | 319 | 427 | 1265 | 2778 | 3650 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.59m | 6:00PM1.69m | 6:10AM1.50m | 6:39PM1.62m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:17PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:41AM0.04m | 00:12AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.12m | 00:52AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1819 | 2088 | 2185 | 2190 | 1910 | 1481 | 1171 | 1010 | 804 | 626 | 388 | 356 | 350 | 344 | 1130 | 1219 | 777 | 508 | 402 | 295 | 244 | 134 | 115 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 240 | 400 | 361 | 71 | 80 | 289 | 125 | 198 | 269 | 269 | 133 | 115 | 63 | 83 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 36 | 95 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 24 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 199 | 146 | 180 | 35 | 73 | 33 | 31 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2207 | 2555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 348 | 377 | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 427 | 1265 | 2778 | 3650 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 144 | 1 |
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