Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1924 | 2147 | 1733 | 1729 | 4578 | 4226 | 3913 | 3725 | 3594 | 3352 | 3224 | 3344 | 3695 | 3644 | 3883 | 3695 | 3532 | 2944 | 2747 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.35m | 1:49PM1.55m | 2:07AM1.46m | 2:23PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:34AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.22m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:40PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 314 | 1271 | 1654 | 1729 | 4578 | 4226 | 3913 | 3725 | 3594 | 3352 | 3224 | 3344 | 3695 | 3644 | 3883 | 3695 | 3532 | 2944 | 2747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 854 | 220 | 183 | 184 | 184 | 153 | 149 | 190 | 198 | — | — | — | 240 | 195 | 147 | 371 | 268 | 262 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 156 | 156 | — | — | — | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1924 | 2147 | 1733 | 1572 | — | — | — | — | 290 | 402 | 738 | 311 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 20 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 143 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 604 | 476 | 183 | 142 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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