Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2078 | 1902 | 1913 | 1999 | 1789 | 1954 | 2166 | 1969 | 1834 | 2335 | 2426 | 1107 | 1088 | 923 | 1403 | 1130 | 930 | 817 | 683 | 617 | 515 | 564 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.02m | 8:02PM0.99m | 10:35AM1.00m | 11:08PM0.99m | 12:08PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.75m | 3:07AM0.70m | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2078 | 1902 | 1913 | 1999 | 1789 | 1954 | 286 | 1969 | 1834 | 398 | 356 | 1107 | 1088 | 923 | 1403 | 1130 | 930 | 817 | 683 | 617 | 515 | 564 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 9 | E 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 141 | 189 | 26 | — | 332 | 352 | — | 672 | 587 | 16 | 192 | 98 | 62 | 43 | 35 | 67 | 68 | 49 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 22 | — | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SE 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 50 | 141 | 355 | 359 | 2166 | 637 | — | 2335 | 2426 | 383 | 342 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 33 | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 1 | 180 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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