Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 133 | 133 | 109 | 101 | 78 | 93 | 107 | 109 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 565 | 807 | 1144 | 1847 | 1784 | 1760 | 1641 | 1665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.81m | 4:31AM1.63m | 4:46PM1.73m | 5:10AM1.56m | 5:26PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.07m | 11:01PM0.06m | 11:13AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 133 | 133 | 109 | 101 | 73 | 78 | 107 | 109 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 565 | 807 | 1144 | 1847 | 1784 | 1760 | 1641 | 1665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 130 | 65 | 58 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 93 | 73 | 55 | 42 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 135 | 281 | 240 | 240 | — | 192 | 157 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 37 | 89 | 55 | 80 | 119 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 114 | 204 | 203 | 125 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 297 | 186 | 176 | 127 | 120 | 113 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 48 | 45 | 318 | 22 | 52 | 391 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 198 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 198 | 180 | 30 | 0 |
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