Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1234 | 1024 | 1780 | 2258 | 2622 | 2238 | 2034 | 1822 | 1682 | 2373 | 2290 | 2602 | 3226 | 4271 | 4950 | 4332 | 3688 | 2930 | 2394 | 1803 | 1536 | 1338 | 1062 | 905 | 592 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.59m | 2:18AM1.45m | 2:27PM1.64m | 2:50AM1.50m | 2:58PM1.65m | 3:21AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.29m | 8:16PM0.18m | 8:16AM0.23m | 8:46PM0.13m | 8:48AM0.20m | 9:14PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | 6:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | WSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 133 | 47 | 51 | 35 | 400 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 2043 | 14 | 13 | 3226 | 4271 | 4950 | 4332 | 3688 | 2930 | 2394 | 1803 | 1536 | 1338 | 1062 | 905 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | E 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | — | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | WSW 10 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 46 | 89 | 179 | — | 22 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1234 | 1024 | 1780 | 2258 | 2622 | 2238 | 2034 | 1822 | 1682 | 2373 | 2290 | 2602 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 84 | 152 | 266 | 339 | 662 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 893 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 198 | 425 | 560 | 562 | 562 | 198 | 180 | 140 |
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