Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | 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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4031 | 4505 | 4998 | 4852 | 4852 | 4507 | 4114 | 3953 | 3597 | 3214 | 2981 | 2646 | 2581 | 2796 | 2482 | 2282 | 2094 | 1702 | 1632 | 1569 | 1160 | 947 | 711 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.34m | 12:04PM1.15m | 00:31AM1.39m | 1:19PM1.26m | 1:39AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.51m | 5:49AM0.45m | 5:58PM0.48m | 7:06AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | 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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4031 | 4505 | 4998 | 4852 | 4852 | 4507 | 4114 | 3953 | 3597 | 3214 | 2981 | 2646 | 2581 | 2796 | 2482 | 2282 | 2094 | 1702 | 1632 | 1569 | 1160 | 947 | 711 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 88 | 150 | 120 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 147 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 384 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 52 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 180 |
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