Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 564 | 703 | 835 | 1172 | 1638 | 3922 | 5233 | 6181 | 4720 | 3945 | 3538 | 3376 | 2728 | 2416 | 2534 | 2648 | 2481 | 2304 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.10m | 12:50PM1.28m | 1:05AM1.24m | 1:22PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.64m | 6:25AM0.53m | 7:04PM0.48m | 7:04AM0.40m | 7:37PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 564 | 564 | 703 | 835 | 1172 | 1638 | 2756 | 70 | 46 | 47 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 6 | 90 | 135 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 3922 | 5233 | 6181 | 4720 | 3945 | 3538 | 3376 | 2728 | 2416 | 2534 | 2648 | 2481 | 2304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 595 | 143 | 143 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 144 | 353 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
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