Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1098 | 2208 | 2073 | 2358 | 2410 | 2091 | 1733 | 1350 | 681 | 692 | 596 | 463 | 327 | 263 | 505 | 551 | 530 | 451 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.36m | 7:49AM1.14m | 8:32PM1.19m | 9:45AM1.02m | 10:56PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.48m | 1:55PM0.54m | 3:16AM0.61m | 4:00PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 702 | 504 | 435 | 336 | 304 | 251 | 180 | 1350 | 359 | 147 | 282 | 127 | 218 | 173 | 505 | 551 | 530 | 451 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | S 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 16 | — | — | 243 | 43 | 235 | 177 | 169 | 150 | 163 | 107 | 176 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 19 | 43 | 107 | — | 134 | 133 | 119 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1098 | 2208 | 2073 | 2358 | 2410 | 2091 | 1733 | 772 | 681 | 692 | 596 | 463 | 327 | 263 | 234 | 208 | 177 | 153 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 434 | 1764 | 978 | 1101 | 1603 | 1390 | 3300 | 671 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 30 | 30 | 595 | 598 | 595 | 198 | 198 |
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