Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 1281 | 1294 | 1259 | 1045 | 1008 | 899 | 813 | 731 | 718 | 698 | 685 | 528 | 537 | 599 | 580 | 570 | 448 | 418 | 366 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.64m | 6:05AM1.48m | 6:29PM1.60m | 6:40AM1.39m | 7:06PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.09m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:10PM0.15m | 00:42AM0.27m | 12:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 522 | 1281 | 1294 | 1259 | 1045 | 1008 | 899 | 813 | 731 | 718 | 698 | 685 | 584 | 551 | 544 | 533 | 459 | 394 | 342 | 335 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 286 | 386 | 386 | 431 | 363 | 324 | 278 | 278 | 673 | 663 | 643 | 593 | 528 | 537 | 599 | 580 | 570 | 448 | 418 | 366 | 354 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 166 | 283 | 362 | 352 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 232 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 632 | 2043 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
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