Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4121 | 6118 | 7660 | 7686 | 5936 | 4542 | 3754 | 2825 | 2593 | 2265 | 1758 | 1387 | 1042 | 854 | 495 | 669 | 591 | 281 | 367 | 319 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.11m | 00:45AM1.23m | 1:25PM1.30m | 1:43AM1.38m | 2:11PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.43m | 7:38PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.27m | 8:23PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4121 | 6118 | 7660 | 7686 | 5936 | 4542 | 3754 | 2825 | 2593 | 2265 | 1758 | 1387 | 803 | 702 | 588 | 538 | 425 | 332 | 287 | 239 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 394 | 434 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 59 | — | 676 | 49 | 1042 | 854 | 495 | 669 | 591 | 281 | 367 | 319 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 228 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 106 | 148 | 77 | 75 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 72 | 85 | 152 | 191 | 273 | 322 | 483 | 507 | 599 | 1082 | 1009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 560 | 560 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 140 | 172 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 23 | 30 | 0 |
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