Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 128 | 84 | 57 | 104 | 169 | 199 | 84 | 178 | 146 | 130 | 133 | 131 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 93 | 107 | 93 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.83m | 3:54AM1.65m | 4:08PM1.81m | 4:31AM1.63m | 4:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:54AM0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 175 | 128 | 84 | 57 | 69 | 169 | 199 | 39 | 171 | 146 | 143 | 133 | 91 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 71 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 5 | SW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 104 | 98 | 26 | 84 | 55 | 57 | 130 | 62 | 61 | 90 | 63 | 57 | 93 | 107 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 104 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 89 | 49 | 82 | 119 | 112 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 23 | — | — | 178 | 206 | — | 104 | 131 | 131 | 145 | 130 | 152 | — | 5 | 13 | — | 62 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 611 | 609 | 180 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 562 | 198 | 180 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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