Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 666 | 593 | 365 | 576 | 1290 | 2541 | 2895 | 2727 | 2785 | 2497 | 2354 | 2233 | 1925 | 1706 | 1742 | 961 | 780 | 690 | 600 | 527 | 494 | 423 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.67m | 4:24PM1.83m | 4:37AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.77m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:20PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:36PM0.01m | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:06AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 678 | 666 | 593 | 365 | 576 | 1290 | 2541 | 2895 | 2727 | 2785 | 2497 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 1493 | 1420 | 1249 | 1138 | 980 | 882 | 818 | 884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 96 | 71 | 77 | 347 | 102 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 961 | 780 | 690 | 600 | 527 | 494 | 423 | 403 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 107 | 301 | 89 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 211 | 124 | 52 | 75 | 88 | 206 | 320 | 909 | 1582 | 1716 | 1872 | 2354 | 2233 | 1925 | 1706 | 1742 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 560 | 198 | 198 | 142 | 142 | 60 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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