Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 869 | 1007 | 1160 | 1160 | 1380 | 1674 | 2235 | 2065 | 1789 | 1860 | 1702 | 1702 | 2065 | 2107 | 1643 | 1751 | 1751 | 3280 | 2971 | 2538 | 2513 | 1013 | 939 | 1584 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.14m | 6:45PM1.11m | 7:41AM1.02m | 8:02PM0.99m | 10:35AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.50m | 12:38PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.62m | 1:50PM0.75m | 3:07AM0.70m | 4:55PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 869 | 1007 | 1160 | 1160 | 1380 | 1674 | 2235 | 2065 | 1789 | 1860 | 1702 | 1702 | 2065 | 2107 | 1643 | 1751 | 1751 | 12 | 9 | 126 | 75 | 1013 | 939 | 1584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 141 | 189 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 478 | 428 | 522 | 3280 | 2971 | 2538 | 2513 | 440 | 311 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 186 | 249 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 180 | 180 | 260 | 143 | 2 | 0 |
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