Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 198 | 132 | 129 | 106 | 108 | 119 | 135 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 147 | 208 | 281 | 309 | 325 | 303 | 458 | 593 | 388 | 2535 | 2672 | 2089 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.64m | 3:50AM1.53m | 3:58PM1.60m | 4:20AM1.50m | 4:27PM1.54m | 4:50AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.19m | 9:42PM0.10m | 9:48AM0.20m | 10:10PM0.13m | 10:18AM0.24m | 10:39PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | 6:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 596 | 198 | 132 | 609 | 562 | 459 | 349 | 304 | 224 | 224 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 145 | 309 | 325 | 303 | 123 | 146 | 336 | 185 | 2672 | 2089 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | W 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 366 | 135 | 100 | 129 | 106 | 96 | 115 | 135 | 105 | 103 | 99 | 122 | 208 | 281 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 74 | 132 | 172 | 57 | 185 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 55 | 98 | 71 | 108 | 119 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 102 | 147 | 73 | 80 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 159 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 501 | 525 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 458 | 593 | 388 | 2535 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 144 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
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