Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 864 | 614 | 614 | 1533 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 | 1785 | 2350 | 1401 | 2824 | 3222 | 1261 | 1402 | 1510 | 1403 | 1313 | 1151 | 613 | 613 | 517 | 646 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.79m | 3:44AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.84m | 4:14AM1.67m | 4:28PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:40PM-0.00m | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | 10:15AM-0.01m | 10:42PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 7 | SW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 864 | 614 | 614 | 1533 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 | 1785 | 17 | 1401 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1403 | 1313 | 1151 | 541 | 471 | 517 | 452 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 422 | 537 | 40 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 613 | 613 | 368 | 646 | 531 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 43 | 39 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 640 | 147 | 127 | 124 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 21 | 57 | 2350 | 236 | 2824 | 3222 | 1261 | 1402 | 1510 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 352 | 180 | 30 |
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