Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 158 | 148 | 120 | 118 | 494 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 320 | 666 | 986 | 1008 | 844 | 485 | 507 | 754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.48m | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:06PM1.29m | 7:49AM1.13m | 8:33PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.27m | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:46PM0.44m | 1:30AM0.50m | 2:02PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 786 | 649 | 586 | 158 | 148 | 822 | 716 | 561 | 424 | 377 | 284 | 239 | 75 | 73 | 320 | 666 | 986 | 1008 | 844 | 485 | 340 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 304 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 68 | 51 | 120 | 118 | 15 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 198 | 154 | 113 | 102 | 74 | 68 | 92 | 207 | 207 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 168 | 140 | 92 | — | — | 36 | 25 | — | 15 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 99 | 60 | 46 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 34 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1015 | — | 940 | — | 718 | 856 | — | — | 494 | 109 | 136 | 115 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 143 | 129 | 507 | 754 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 198 | 140 | 180 |
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