Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 487 | 548 | 433 | 408 | 294 | 281 | 201 | 196 | 175 | 128 | 84 | 55 | 152 | 169 | 199 | 550 | 384 | 146 | 146 | 133 | 133 | 90 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.58m | 2:57PM1.79m | 3:19AM1.64m | 3:31PM1.83m | 3:54AM1.65m | 4:08PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.08m | 9:13PM-0.02m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:54AM0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 392 | 487 | 548 | 433 | 408 | 294 | 281 | 201 | 196 | 175 | 128 | 84 | 55 | 152 | 169 | 199 | 47 | 156 | 117 | 94 | 88 | 133 | 90 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | ESE 5 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 37 | 69 | 96 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 106 | 146 | 133 | 62 | 59 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 146 | 61 | 70 | 24 | 10 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 550 | 384 | — | — | — | 86 | 107 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 140 | 17 | 23 | 462 | 198 | 140 | 30 |
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