Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 1607 | 570 | 587 | 514 | 505 | 505 | 428 | 1089 | 1983 | 2387 | 1972 | 1822 | 1495 | 2307 | 1870 | 1849 | 2020 | 2338 | 3691 | 4349 | 3949 | 3344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.51m | 1:42AM1.37m | 1:54PM1.59m | 2:18AM1.45m | 2:27PM1.64m | 2:50AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.27m | 7:41AM0.29m | 8:16PM0.18m | 8:16AM0.23m | 8:46PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | 6:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 635 | 100 | 570 | 587 | 514 | 505 | 505 | 393 | 117 | 181 | 256 | 411 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 1870 | 1849 | 2020 | 2338 | 3691 | 4349 | 3949 | 3344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 101 | — | 94 | 76 | 57 | 58 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 22 | — | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 164 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 55 | 77 | 102 | 98 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 1607 | 288 | 218 | 170 | 162 | 230 | 428 | 1089 | 1983 | 2387 | 1972 | 1822 | 1495 | 2307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 219 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 198 | 0 | 172 | 172 |
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