Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 10AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 748 | 860 | 1279 | 2376 | 822 | 675 | 1910 | 714 | 1481 | 1599 | 1376 | 1351 | 1183 | 1778 | 1677 | 1452 | 1385 | 1131 | 1094 | 865 | 836 | 780 | 1700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:36PM0.96m | 00:52AM1.07m | 1:40PM1.10m | 1:44AM1.20m | 2:15PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.72m | 6:33PM0.74m | 7:28AM0.60m | 7:41PM0.62m | 8:04AM0.46m | 8:16PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 650 | 748 | 860 | 362 | 5 | 822 | 597 | 5 | 471 | 1481 | 1599 | 1376 | 1351 | 1183 | 1778 | 1677 | 1452 | 1385 | 1131 | 1094 | 865 | 836 | 780 | 1700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 329 | 323 | 157 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 336 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 242 | 602 | 392 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | — | 1279 | 2376 | 770 | 675 | 1910 | 714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 257 | 260 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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