Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 304 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 158 | 148 | 146 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 82 | 350 | 765 | 1022 | 1242 | 1279 | 667 | 468 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.44m | 6:16PM1.48m | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:06PM1.29m | 7:49AM1.13m | 8:33PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.18m | 11:59AM0.27m | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:46PM0.44m | 1:30AM0.50m | 2:02PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 273 | 202 | 786 | 649 | 599 | 158 | 148 | 752 | 664 | 511 | 432 | 331 | 290 | 244 | 198 | 188 | 350 | 765 | 1022 | 1242 | 1279 | 298 | 468 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 308 | 304 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 69 | 51 | 146 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 65 | 62 | 140 | 127 | 99 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 146 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | 140 | 92 | — | — | 36 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 99 | 82 | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 49 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1337 | 1015 | — | — | 718 | 788 | 805 | — | — | 46 | 102 | 110 | 77 | 70 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 29 | — | 667 | 104 | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 17 | 198 | 180 | 198 |
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