Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3992 | 3753 | 3415 | 3066 | 2733 | 2429 | 2270 | 1922 | 2000 | 1778 | 1989 | 907 | 742 | 2663 | 2769 | 2828 | 2228 | 2025 | 1010 | 695 | 632 | 908 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.52m | 6:53AM1.29m | 7:20PM1.36m | 7:49AM1.14m | 8:32PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.23m | 00:51AM0.32m | 12:56PM0.38m | 1:44AM0.48m | 1:55PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3992 | 3753 | 3415 | 3066 | 2733 | 2429 | 2270 | 1922 | 2000 | 1778 | 1989 | 907 | 742 | 546 | 403 | 347 | 255 | 226 | 683 | 664 | 359 | 211 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | — | 61 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 96 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 239 | 231 | 177 | 109 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 19 | 103 | 153 | 213 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 122 | 202 | 497 | 2663 | 2769 | 2828 | 2228 | 2025 | 1010 | 695 | 632 | 908 | 854 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 198 | 60 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 323 | 324 | 425 | 425 | 481 | 1103 | 1603 | 1764 | 3297 | 2361 | 595 | 198 |
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