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 4AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2928 | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 1956 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 314 | 303 | 298 | 224 | 250 | 396 | 388 | 361 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.64m | 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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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | 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 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2928 | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 1956 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 872 | 1569 | 1384 | 1282 | 1184 | 1098 | 1026 | 991 | 1018 | 959 | 898 | 799 | 632 | 546 | 396 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 314 | 303 | 298 | 224 | 250 | 396 | 388 | 361 | 382 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 50 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 92 | 106 | 291 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1087 | 933 | 1072 | 1962 | 1971 | 1689 | 1677 | 1984 | 1760 | 2433 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 180 | 198 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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