Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 445 | 619 | 613 | 668 | 657 | 772 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 835 | 1044 | 1060 | 1651 | 725 | 2200 | 2433 | 2621 | 2578 | 2744 | 3017 | 3895 | 3022 | 3982 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.19m | 8:39PM1.34m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:47PM1.30m | 10:28AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.42m | 2:07PM0.36m | 3:05AM0.46m | 3:07PM0.44m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:27PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 437 | 445 | 619 | 613 | 668 | 657 | 772 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 835 | 1044 | 1060 | 126 | 725 | 31 | 2433 | 2621 | 2578 | 2744 | 8 | 3113 | 3022 | 3982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 68 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 124 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 18 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1651 | 435 | 2200 | 1933 | — | — | — | 3017 | 3895 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 327 | 324 | 154 | 2 | 116 | 116 | 5 | 172 | 186 | 186 | 5 | 5 |
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