Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2708 | 2554 | 2356 | 2141 | 1788 | 1613 | 1387 | 1347 | 1347 | 1444 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1235 | 1127 | 1110 | 1011 | 996 | 1011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.44m | 3:37AM1.50m | 4:02PM1.53m | 4:06AM1.55m | 4:31PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.31m | 9:50AM0.16m | 10:04PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.10m | 10:34PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2708 | 2554 | 2356 | 2141 | 1788 | 1613 | 1387 | 1347 | 1347 | 1444 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1235 | 1127 | 1110 | 1011 | 996 | 1011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 99 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 231 | 322 | 329 | 287 | 318 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 346 | 244 | 255 | 104 | 263 | 419 | 540 | 452 | 349 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 388 | 459 | 516 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 352 | 198 | 198 | 140 |
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