Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8860 | 6317 | 5416 | 4121 | 3710 | 3468 | 2927 | 2337 | 2063 | 2381 | 2601 | 2561 | 2483 | 2201 | 1914 | 1914 | 1476 | 1271 | 1088 | 997 | 855 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.02m | 00:56AM1.15m | 1:44PM1.12m | 1:52AM1.24m | 2:27PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.67m | 7:31AM0.55m | 7:41PM0.59m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8860 | 6317 | 5416 | 4121 | 3710 | 3468 | 2927 | 2337 | 2063 | 2381 | 2601 | 2561 | 2483 | 2201 | 1914 | 1914 | 1476 | 1271 | 1088 | 997 | 855 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 127 | 47 | 149 | 149 | 96 | 114 | 157 | 163 | 167 | 120 | 122 | 102 | 111 | 85 | 55 | 481 | 475 | 417 | 515 | 419 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 47 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 55 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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