Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Albatross today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Albatross at 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Albatross. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 626 | 582 | 615 | 712 | 777 | 281 | 1090 | 1914 | 2293 | 2387 | 2757 | 2929 | 2973 | 2764 | 2528 | 2275 | 2168 | 2098 | 1932 | 1659 | 1435 | 1109 | 1006 | 825 | 773 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.38m | 5:27PM1.38m | 5:56AM1.30m | 6:00PM1.28m | 6:37AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.38m | 11:41PM0.33m | 11:55AM0.48m | 00:18AM0.42m | 12:38PM0.58m | 1:03AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | 7:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 626 | 582 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 281 | 1090 | 1914 | 2293 | 2387 | 2757 | 2929 | 2973 | 2764 | 2528 | 2275 | 2168 | 2098 | 1932 | 1659 | 1435 | 1109 | 1006 | 825 | 773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 89 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 158 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 81 | 83 | 245 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 5 | SW 18 | S 18 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | 58 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 615 | 712 | 777 | 171 | — | — | — | 39 | 103 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 110 | 173 | 236 | 255 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 140 | 143 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 441 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 198 | 198 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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