Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1255 | 1255 | 1336 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 1092 | 1073 | 1004 | 1004 | 957 | 1083 | 1083 | 1280 | 1401 | 2059 | 3685 | 4593 | 4587 | 3600 | 2809 | 2170 | 1703 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.16m | 11:54PM1.43m | 12:34PM1.25m | 00:53AM1.52m | 1:32PM1.35m | 1:48AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.45m | 6:25AM0.35m | 6:27PM0.38m | 7:22AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1255 | 1255 | 1336 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 1092 | 1073 | 1004 | 1004 | 957 | 1083 | 1083 | 1280 | 1401 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 2170 | 15 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 80 | 60 | 85 | 80 | 101 | 73 | 71 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 28 | 551 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 58 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 2059 | 3685 | 4593 | 4587 | 3600 | 2809 | — | 1703 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 425 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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