Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (12 Sep):
- 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 10PM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1542 | 2541 | 2895 | 2928 | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1004 | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.83m | 4:37AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.77m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:20PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.01m | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:06AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 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 11 |
| kJ | 1542 | 2541 | 2895 | 2928 | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1004 | 1647 | 1555 | 1490 | 1282 | 1184 | 1098 | 1163 | 1128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 700 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 361 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 355 | 730 | 1310 | 1299 | 1346 | 1493 | 1842 | 1850 | 1783 | 1714 | 1827 | 2362 | — | 2196 | — | — | — | 6 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 140 | 140 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 183 | 142 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 64 |
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