Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2540 | 2340 | 1949 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1390 | 947 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 478 | 452 | 423 | 359 | 353 | 296 | 251 | 222 | 163 | 160 | 326 | 129 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.26m | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:25AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2540 | 2340 | 1949 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1390 | 947 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 478 | 452 | 423 | 488 | 391 | 418 | 439 | 393 | 349 | 301 | 326 | 199 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 155 | 178 | 194 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 359 | 353 | 296 | 251 | 222 | 163 | 160 | 130 | 129 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 127 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 170 | 209 | 268 | — | 321 | 496 | 475 | — | — | 569 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 172 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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