Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 548 | 478 | 400 | 392 | 487 | 548 | 433 | 369 | 294 | 281 | 201 | 196 | 175 | 128 | 84 | 55 | 139 | 169 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.71m | 2:45AM1.58m | 2:57PM1.79m | 3:19AM1.64m | 3:31PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.06m | 8:43AM0.08m | 9:13PM-0.02m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:48PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 548 | 478 | 400 | 392 | 487 | 548 | 433 | 369 | 294 | 281 | 201 | 196 | 175 | 128 | 84 | 55 | 139 | 169 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 71 | 131 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
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