Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 923 | 750 | 585 | 504 | 536 | 613 | 613 | 571 | 560 | 524 | 580 | 836 | 738 | 458 | 996 | 407 | 1349 | 1338 | 1708 | 1247 | 1155 | 1247 | 1247 | 1228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.30m | 7:40AM1.20m | 8:31PM1.29m | 8:46AM1.14m | 9:38PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.38m | 1:45AM0.54m | 1:59PM0.43m | 2:51AM0.55m | 2:59PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 923 | 750 | 585 | 432 | 363 | 613 | 613 | 571 | 560 | 524 | 524 | 836 | 738 | 458 | 996 | 407 | 1349 | 1338 | 270 | 1247 | 1155 | 1247 | 1247 | 1228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 706 | 583 | 556 | 504 | 536 | 304 | 247 | 165 | 134 | 379 | 580 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 407 | 314 | 343 | 326 | — | 221 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 297 | 289 | 322 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 311 | 255 | 251 | 109 | 60 | 28 | 18 | 340 | 4 | 178 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 206 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1708 | 408 | 848 | 696 | 400 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 140 | 140 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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