Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 655 | 326 | 380 | 374 | 320 | 273 | 269 | 265 | 466 | 437 | 433 | 363 | 308 | 304 | 246 | 242 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 146 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.76m | 5:20AM1.56m | 5:36PM1.64m | 5:57AM1.44m | 6:16PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.04m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.13m | 11:51PM0.18m | 11:59AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 636 | 655 | 326 | 232 | 184 | 320 | 273 | 269 | 265 | 332 | 437 | 433 | 363 | 273 | 205 | 977 | 858 | 710 | 158 | 151 | 752 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 243 | 205 | 380 | 374 | 112 | 73 | 150 | 228 | 466 | 401 | 379 | 304 | 308 | 304 | 246 | 242 | 166 | 71 | 52 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 102 | 102 | 180 | 19 | 41 | 155 | 173 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 114 | 94 | — | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 69 | 121 | 207 | 343 | 530 | 668 | 727 | 911 | 1317 | 1385 | 1461 | 1337 | 1122 | 1124 | 1318 | 840 | 748 | 823 | 901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 562 | 562 | 562 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 180 | 180 | 198 | 198 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 140 | 30 | 30 |
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