Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 561 | 514 | 448 | 376 | 278 | 217 | 286 | 369 | 357 | 324 | 344 | 298 | 293 | 273 | 450 | 224 | 194 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.16m | 1:43PM1.27m | 1:48AM1.30m | 2:09PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.62m | 7:28AM0.48m | 7:49PM0.47m | 7:55AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 635 | 561 | 514 | 448 | 376 | 278 | 217 | 286 | 369 | 499 | 398 | 377 | 386 | 309 | 266 | 196 | 165 | 135 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 146 | 191 | 188 | 264 | 206 | 191 | 80 | 17 | 357 | 324 | 344 | 298 | 293 | 273 | 72 | 224 | 194 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 90 | 112 | 133 | 44 | 63 | 87 | 121 | 244 | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 450 | 36 | 25 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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