Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 3470 | 3067 | 1643 | 1667 | 2600 | 4084 | 5258 | 4924 | 4473 | 2919 | 2177 | 1899 | 1679 | 1498 | 1430 | 1252 | 1100 | 553 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.39m | 2:47AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:15AM1.54m | 3:36PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.33m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 3470 | 3067 | 1643 | 1667 | 2600 | 4084 | 5258 | 4924 | 4473 | 2919 | 2177 | 1899 | 1679 | 1498 | 1430 | 1252 | 1100 | 417 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 615 | 1014 | 752 | 836 | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 151 | 45 | 114 | 45 | 199 | 583 | 501 | 471 | 450 | 553 | 538 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 304 | 399 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 125 | 94 | 466 | 443 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 81 | 147 | 283 | 554 | 730 | 723 | 947 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 172 | 172 | 198 | 560 | 536 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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