Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 433 | 433 | 366 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 423 | 850 | 961 | 995 | 911 | 606 | 1047 | 1129 | 1344 | 1261 | 1220 | 1220 | 1112 | 1189 | 1313 | 1569 | 1697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:11AM1.31m | 7:46PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.23m | 8:38PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:15AM0.39m | 1:20PM0.31m | 2:04AM0.43m | 2:07PM0.39m | 3:06AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 530 | 433 | 433 | 366 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 423 | 850 | 961 | 995 | 911 | 606 | 1047 | 1129 | 1344 | 1261 | 1220 | 1220 | 1112 | 1189 | 1313 | 1569 | 1697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 202 | 211 | 211 | 165 | 147 | 116 | 80 | 247 | 204 | 180 | 176 | 138 | 286 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 47 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 171 | 238 | 257 | 176 | 142 | 205 | 221 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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