Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1324 | 723 | 644 | 650 | 748 | 860 | 1279 | 2293 | 878 | 718 | 542 | 524 | 1504 | 1427 | 1376 | 1293 | 1447 | 1778 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.00m | 12:36PM0.96m | 00:52AM1.07m | 1:40PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.75m | 5:54AM0.72m | 6:33PM0.74m | 7:28AM0.60m | 7:41PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1324 | 723 | 644 | 650 | 748 | 860 | 362 | 5 | 878 | 718 | 542 | 524 | 1504 | 1427 | 1376 | 1293 | 1447 | 1778 | 1569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 483 | 458 | 329 | 323 | 157 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 721 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | — | 1279 | 2293 | 701 | 544 | 478 | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 257 | 260 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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