Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 2AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 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 | 1789 | 1954 | 2049 | 1863 | 1626 | 1404 | 2587 | 2264 | 939 | 869 | 923 | 1291 | 1073 | 817 | 683 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:02PM0.99m | 10:35AM1.00m | 11:08PM0.99m | 12:08PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.70m | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1789 | 1954 | 2049 | 1863 | 1626 | 1404 | 1381 | 88 | 939 | 869 | 923 | 1291 | 1073 | 817 | 683 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | 135 | — | — | 270 | — | 176 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 325 | 263 | 240 | 558 | 661 | 590 | 2587 | 2264 | 416 | 362 | 189 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 34 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 143 | 17 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 180 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 198 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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