
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
850 | 1047 | 995 | 911 | 606 | 1047 | 1129 | 1323 | 1359 | 1415 | 1298 | 1276 | 1209 | 1404 | 1619 | 1806 | 1915 | 1982 | 1311 | 2331 | 2577 | 2530 | 2310 | 2591 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.23m | 8:38PM1.39m | 9:05AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.31m | 2:04AM0.43m | 2:07PM0.39m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
850 | 1047 | 995 | 911 | 606 | 1047 | 1129 | 1323 | 1359 | 1415 | 1298 | 1276 | 1209 | 1404 | 1619 | 1806 | 1915 | 280 | 1311 | 683 | 2577 | 2530 | 2310 | 2591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 |
204 | 180 | 176 | 138 | 286 | 106 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 47 | 149 | 22 | 17 | 395 | 8 | 552 | 452 | 558 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 9 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 231 | 2331 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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