Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 1667 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 | 1785 | 1639 | 1401 | 2693 | 1086 | 2760 | 1312 | 1375 | 1339 | 1177 | 1028 | 613 | 543 | 538 | 646 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.79m | 3:44AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.84m | 4:14AM1.67m | 4:28PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:40PM-0.00m | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | 10:15AM-0.01m | 10:42PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 7 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 614 | 1667 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 | 1785 | 1639 | 1401 | 10 | 1086 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1177 | 1028 | 390 | 390 | 538 | 646 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 537 | 28 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 613 | 543 | 343 | 305 | 531 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 11 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 182 | 138 | 101 | 140 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 16 | 57 | 87 | 193 | 2693 | 632 | 2760 | 1312 | 1375 | 1339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 198 | 30 |
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