Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 242 | 369 | 357 | 324 | 344 | 338 | 332 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 191 | 191 | 137 | 134 | 318 | 371 | 871 | 1237 | 1513 | 1447 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.27m | 1:48AM1.30m | 2:09PM1.43m | 2:17AM1.43m | 2:35PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.47m | 7:55AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.32m | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 255 | 242 | 369 | 357 | 447 | 386 | 351 | 305 | 230 | 196 | 165 | 133 | 133 | 103 | 134 | 90 | 210 | 871 | 1237 | 1513 | 1447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 191 | 92 | 26 | 17 | 324 | 344 | 338 | 332 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 191 | 191 | 137 | 60 | 99 | 371 | 82 | 50 | 79 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 57 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 34 | 47 | 22 | 89 | 65 | 50 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | S 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 144 | 319 | 441 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | — | 126 | 318 | 48 | 318 | 321 | 328 | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 30 | 180 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 198 | 198 | 30 | 425 | 198 | 140 | 140 |
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