Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 379 | 314 | 303 | 259 | 224 | 418 | 361 | 298 | 322 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.77m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:20PM1.67m | 5:33AM1.48m | 5:46PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:06AM0.10m | 11:30PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 1840 | 1537 | 1432 | 1357 | 1170 | 1134 | 1086 | 1018 | 941 | 843 | 771 | 688 | 610 | 459 | 387 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 379 | 314 | 303 | 259 | 224 | 418 | 361 | 298 | 322 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 64 | 51 | 71 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 145 | 284 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1432 | 1971 | 2048 | 2309 | 2277 | 2639 | 2371 | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 183 | 198 | 172 | 142 | 10 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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