Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1834 | 2063 | 2180 | 2561 | 2787 | 4883 | 4364 | 3728 | 3095 | 2626 | 2221 | 1892 | 1651 | 1429 | 1188 | 976 | 961 | 945 | 1160 | 1324 | 1610 | 2283 | 2530 | 2522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.38m | 5:41PM1.37m | 6:02AM1.26m | 6:09PM1.24m | 6:38AM1.14m | 6:45PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.26m | 11:31AM0.36m | 11:52PM0.38m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:26AM0.50m | 12:38PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1834 | 2063 | 2180 | 2561 | 2787 | 4883 | 4364 | 3728 | 3095 | 2626 | 2221 | 1892 | 1651 | 1429 | 1188 | 976 | 961 | 945 | 1160 | 1324 | 1610 | 2283 | 2530 | 2522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 80 | 65 | 427 | 1170 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 66 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
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