Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2718 | 2496 | 2287 | 1857 | 1645 | 1438 | 1240 | 1292 | 985 | 887 | 793 | 669 | 1379 | 1414 | 1298 | 1256 | 909 | 793 | 499 | 412 | 328 | 229 | 246 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:41AM1.60m | 3:13PM1.47m | 3:30AM1.63m | 4:01PM1.53m | 4:17AM1.62m | 4:47PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.15m | 9:49AM0.05m | 10:04PM0.12m | 10:33AM0.04m | 10:53PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2718 | 2496 | 2287 | 1857 | 1645 | 1438 | 1240 | 1292 | 985 | 887 | 793 | 669 | 65 | 65 | 51 | 990 | 909 | 793 | 499 | 412 | 197 | 163 | 159 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 56 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 15 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 189 | 171 | 328 | 229 | 185 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 24 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 192 | 246 | 232 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 53 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 74 | 138 | 189 | 1379 | 1414 | 1298 | 1256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | 2 | 328 | 327 | 172 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 156 | 21 | 21 |
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