Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3913 | 3725 | 3594 | 3515 | 3344 | 3515 | 3695 | 3830 | 3883 | 3695 | 3306 | 2944 | 2606 | 2424 | 2420 | 2580 | 2961 | 3996 | 4619 | 4085 | 3267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.55m | 2:07AM1.46m | 2:23PM1.67m | 2:41AM1.55m | 2:55PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.22m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:40PM0.11m | 8:43AM0.10m | 9:11PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3913 | 3725 | 3594 | 3515 | 3344 | 3515 | 3695 | 3830 | 3883 | 3695 | 3306 | 2944 | 2606 | 2424 | 2420 | 2580 | 2961 | 3996 | 4619 | 4085 | 3267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 149 | 190 | 198 | 249 | — | — | 193 | 163 | 146 | 327 | 279 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 159 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 402 | 524 | 663 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 21 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 609 | 172 | 142 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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