Secret spot?We can hide it! West Pier Surf Forecast / Port Alfred / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 May 2013 SASTWest Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Period (s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 2135 | 2170 | 1483 | 776 | 663 | 493 | 780 | 2130 | 1558 | 1006 | 699 | 546 | 309 | 224 | 309 | 251 | 204 | 135 | ||||||
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Wind (km/h) |
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
cross | cross- off |
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cross | off | cross- off |
on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off |
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High Tide / height (m) |
9:02AM 1.48 |
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10:06PM 1.61 |
10:39AM 1.49 |
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11:25PM 1.68 |
11:59AM 1.57 |
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12:27AM 1.80 |
12:58PM 1.69 |
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1:18AM 1.93 |
1:47PM 1.82 |
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2:03AM 2.05 |
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2:31PM 1.94 |
2:47AM 2.14 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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3:19PM 0.94 |
4:37AM 1.00 |
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4:49PM 0.93 |
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5:57AM 0.90 |
6:02PM 0.85 |
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6:55AM 0.76 |
6:59PM 0.74 |
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7:41AM 0.62 |
7:47PM 0.62 |
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8:24AM 0.49 |
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8:32PM 0.52 |
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Note: the tide data above is for East London, South Africa which is 116 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for West Pier. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at West Pier blow from the NNW
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Today's West Pier sea temperature is 22.4 °C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.9 max: 23.5 min: 20.3 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 19 | ||||||
| Low °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 19 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 17:17 | - | - | 17:16 | - | - | 17:16 | - | - | 17:15 | - | - | 17:15 | - | - | 17:15 | - | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our West Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for West Pier at:
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Information about the West Pier Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for West Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at West Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our West Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (West Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for West Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Port Alfred? If you are looking for accommodation near West Pier, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Port Alfred, consider staying in Port Alfred which is 1 km (1 miles) away. Other places in and around Port Alfred where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Grahamstown which is 48 km (30 miles) away, Bisho and Fort Beaufort.
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