Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 738 | 513 | 1067 | 407 | 1438 | 1408 | 1474 | 1544 | 1632 | 1438 | 1730 | 1521 | 1395 | 1154 | 992 | 899 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 800 | 869 | 1094 | 1369 | 1369 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.29m | 8:46AM1.14m | 9:38PM1.30m | 10:06AM1.13m | 10:48PM1.35m | 11:26AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.55m | 2:59PM0.47m | 4:06AM0.53m | 4:09PM0.48m | 5:20AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 738 | 513 | 1067 | 407 | 1438 | 1408 | 1474 | 1544 | 1632 | 1438 | 1730 | 1521 | 1395 | 1154 | 992 | 899 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 800 | 869 | 1094 | 1369 | 1369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 431 | 431 | 407 | 182 | 343 | 343 | 326 | 270 | 265 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 127 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 85 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 340 | 4 | 314 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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