Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2078 | 1107 | 1013 | 939 | 997 | 1356 | 1073 | 882 | 802 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 778 | 963 | 1226 | 1913 | 3916 | 5242 | 4191 | 3868 | 3500 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.00m | 11:08PM0.99m | 12:08PM1.12m | 00:23AM1.10m | 12:50PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | 6:25AM0.53m | 7:04PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 204 | 1107 | 1013 | 939 | 997 | 1356 | 1073 | 882 | 802 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 25 | 963 | 1226 | 1913 | 3916 | 5242 | 46 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 125 | 61 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 54 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 58 | 81 | 119 | 116 | 70 | 53 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 11 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2078 | 223 | 353 | 343 | 211 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | 16 | 778 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 4191 | 3868 | 3500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 143 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 198 | 180 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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