Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 895 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 549 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 373 | 329 | 323 | 247 | 330 | 836 | 1029 | 995 | 876 | 860 | 1012 | 961 | 1112 | 1281 | 1240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.49m | 6:31AM1.38m | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:11AM1.31m | 7:46PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.36m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:15AM0.39m | 1:20PM0.31m | 2:04AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 895 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 549 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 373 | 329 | 323 | 247 | 330 | 836 | 1029 | 995 | 876 | 860 | 1012 | 961 | 1112 | 1281 | 1240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 353 | 300 | 300 | 287 | 226 | 216 | 202 | 182 | 194 | 165 | 147 | 116 | 80 | 247 | 204 | 180 | 143 | 155 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 175 | 173 | 188 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 238 | 257 | 176 | 142 | 205 | 187 | 145 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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