Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 636 | 615 | 595 | 491 | 475 | 466 | 475 | 353 | 457 | 976 | 1130 | 1215 | 1468 | 1259 | 1154 | 1100 | 986 | 954 | 944 | 865 | 865 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.32m | 7:10PM1.26m | 8:05AM1.22m | 8:38PM1.11m | 9:56AM1.19m | 10:39PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.46m | 1:33AM0.46m | 2:26PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.55m | 4:33PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 607 | 636 | 615 | 595 | 491 | 475 | 466 | 475 | 353 | 457 | 976 | 1130 | 1215 | 1468 | 1259 | 1154 | 1100 | 986 | 954 | 944 | 865 | 865 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 160 | 135 | 112 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 66 | 228 | 206 | 33 | 39 | 103 | 59 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 35 | 94 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 66 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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