Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1760 | 1536 | 1558 | 1408 | 1144 | 1144 | 961 | 736 | 700 | 700 | 634 | 772 | 607 | 568 | 615 | 527 | 491 | 475 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.45m | 6:12PM1.43m | 6:49AM1.32m | 7:10PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.18m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:30AM0.32m | 12:58PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1760 | 1536 | 1558 | 1408 | 1144 | 1144 | 961 | 736 | 700 | 700 | 634 | 772 | 607 | 568 | 615 | 527 | 491 | 475 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 148 | 151 | 292 | 287 | 124 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 169 | 169 | 198 | 182 | 187 | 160 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 151 | 151 | 122 | 142 | 40 | 78 | 75 | 83 | 147 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 52 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 502 | 218 | 285 | — | 245 | — | 215 | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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