Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1678 | 3295 | 3686 | 4400 | 4092 | 3901 | 4376 | 4998 | 4852 | 4507 | 4285 | 4009 | 3844 | 3489 | 3158 | 2805 | 2646 | 2403 | 2340 | 2340 | 2129 | 1917 | 1702 | 1595 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.11m | 11:10PM1.34m | 12:04PM1.15m | 00:31AM1.39m | 1:19PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:28PM0.51m | 5:49AM0.45m | 5:58PM0.48m | 7:06AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1568 | 558 | 3686 | 4400 | 4092 | 3901 | 4376 | 4998 | 4852 | 4507 | 4285 | 4009 | 3844 | 3489 | 3158 | 2805 | 2646 | 2403 | 2340 | 2340 | 2129 | 1917 | 1702 | 1595 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 452 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 16 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1678 | 3295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
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