Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2073 | 3285 | 4616 | 4467 | 4271 | 3567 | 3065 | 3010 | 3069 | 3244 | 3138 | 2777 | 2233 | 2020 | 2037 | 1850 | 1997 | 2187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.09m | 00:33AM1.28m | 1:24PM1.24m | 1:44AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.57m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 8:08AM0.28m | 8:27PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2073 | 3285 | 4616 | 47 | 43 | 3567 | 3065 | 3010 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 2777 | 2233 | 2020 | 2037 | 1850 | 1997 | 2187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 35 | 48 | 65 | 66 | 49 | 65 | — | 46 | 47 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 121 | 527 | 767 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 9 | — | E 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 45 | — | 16 | 42 | 13 | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 122 | 167 | 220 | 217 | — | 4467 | 4271 | — | — | — | 3069 | 3244 | 3138 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 1 | 1390 | 892 | 352 | 260 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 198 | 352 | 180 | 183 |
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