Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 522 | 514 | 505 | 407 | 931 | 1685 | 2172 | 2572 | 2091 | 1940 | 1733 | 1604 | 1910 | 2075 | 2271 | 2909 | 4062 | 4414 | 4221 | 3436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.37m | 1:54PM1.59m | 2:18AM1.45m | 2:27PM1.64m | 2:50AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.27m | 7:41AM0.29m | 8:16PM0.18m | 8:16AM0.23m | 8:46PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | 6:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 522 | 522 | 514 | 505 | 407 | 46 | 47 | 179 | 35 | 405 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 1910 | 14 | 2271 | 2909 | 4062 | 4414 | 4221 | 3436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 76 | 57 | 58 | 44 | 133 | 119 | 51 | — | 22 | 8 | — | 15 | 7 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 55 | 77 | 102 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 351 | 231 | 170 | 193 | 306 | 931 | 1685 | 2172 | 2572 | 2091 | 1940 | 1733 | 1604 | — | 2075 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
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