Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 706 | 694 | 694 | 722 | 864 | 614 | 578 | 1533 | 1761 | 1836 | 1864 | 1663 | 1639 | 1401 | 1285 | 1069 | 2760 | 1174 | 1265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:01PM1.70m | 3:14AM1.62m | 3:29PM1.79m | 3:44AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.08m | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:40PM-0.00m | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 706 | 694 | 694 | 722 | 864 | 614 | 578 | 1533 | 1761 | 1836 | 1864 | 1663 | 1639 | 1401 | 1285 | 1069 | 6 | 6 | 1265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 5 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 65 | 28 | 43 | 422 | 537 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | WSW 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 84 | 60 | 12 | 54 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 143 | 114 | 64 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 14 | 95 | 119 | 175 | 335 | 417 | 2760 | 1174 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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