Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 112 | 140 | 202 | 146 | 99 | 114 | 114 | 625 | 851 | 918 | 901 | 475 | 463 | 755 | 765 | 752 | 1089 | 1060 | 759 | 910 | 435 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:06PM1.29m | 7:49AM1.13m | 8:33PM1.11m | 10:09AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.44m | 1:30AM0.50m | 2:02PM0.61m | 3:18AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 434 | 354 | 327 | 230 | 190 | 76 | 114 | 114 | 625 | 851 | 918 | 901 | 475 | 320 | 355 | 360 | 752 | 969 | 1060 | 235 | 287 | 435 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 114 | 112 | 140 | 104 | 101 | 151 | 143 | 102 | 73 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 178 | 146 | 77 | — | 308 | 303 | 254 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 64 | 64 | 202 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 34 | 25 | 463 | 755 | 765 | — | 1089 | — | 759 | 910 | 795 | 713 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 198 | 30 | 198 | 186 | 562 | 30 | 180 | 140 | 140 |
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