Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 869 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 778 | 866 | 850 | 1100 | 1100 | 1080 | 977 | 859 | 745 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 432 | 396 | 664 | 1286 | 1847 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.70m | 4:38AM1.56m | 4:48PM1.61m | 5:05AM1.48m | 5:14PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 10:32PM0.08m | 10:37AM0.16m | 10:58PM0.16m | 11:04AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 813 | 869 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 778 | 866 | 850 | 1100 | 1100 | 1080 | 977 | 859 | 745 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 432 | 396 | 664 | 1286 | 1847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 159 | 188 | 152 | 126 | 49 | 109 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 28 | 123 | 91 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | E 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 74 | 111 | 39 | 56 | 56 | — | — | 53 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 128 | 221 | 109 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | 3 | 11 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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