Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1892 | 1651 | 1344 | 1131 | 1059 | 805 | 734 | 1025 | 1160 | 1324 | 1702 | 2235 | 2065 | 1789 | 1760 | 1513 | 1605 | 1848 | 1999 | 2099 | 2573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.24m | 6:38AM1.14m | 6:45PM1.11m | 7:41AM1.02m | 8:02PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:26AM0.50m | 12:38PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.62m | 1:50PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1892 | 1651 | 1344 | 1131 | 1059 | 805 | 734 | 1025 | 1160 | 1324 | 1702 | 2235 | 2065 | 1789 | 1760 | 1513 | 1605 | 1848 | 1999 | 2099 | 2573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 145 | 189 | 21 | 36 | 30 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 11 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 39 | 26 | 57 | 16 | 15 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | 67 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 171 | 30 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 186 |
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