Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 563 | 546 | 603 | 801 | 1161 | 1848 | 974 | 1743 | 2147 | 1786 | 1765 | 4517 | 4193 | 4078 | 3709 | 3761 | 3352 | 3181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:08PM1.38m | 1:28AM1.35m | 1:49PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.53m | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:34AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 649 | 563 | 455 | 450 | 465 | 497 | 470 | 408 | 307 | 1271 | 1654 | 1729 | 4517 | 4193 | 4078 | 3709 | 3761 | 3352 | 3181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 546 | 603 | 801 | — | — | — | — | 216 | 177 | 143 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 194 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 50 | 68 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 517 | 521 | — | 2 | 4 | 1161 | 1848 | 974 | 1743 | 2147 | 1786 | 1765 | — | — | — | — | 198 | 514 | 648 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 30 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 186 | 301 | 425 | 180 | 143 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 563 | 172 | 142 |
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