Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1358 | 2479 | 2169 | 1875 | 2861 | 4720 | 6078 | 5789 | 4457 | 3322 | 2655 | 2221 | 1806 | 1606 | 1379 | 1233 | 1083 | 957 | 841 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.33m | 2:51AM1.39m | 3:13PM1.46m | 3:18AM1.48m | 3:39PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.20m | 9:16PM0.24m | 9:26AM0.10m | 9:44PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
808 | 2479 | 2169 | 1875 | 2861 | 4720 | 6078 | 5789 | 4457 | 3322 | 2655 | 2221 | 1806 | 1606 | 1379 | 1233 | 1083 | 957 | 841 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1358 | 2 | 2 | 399 | 2 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 13 | S 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 50 | 136 | 262 | 454 | 670 | 801 | 887 | 908 | 907 | 972 | 993 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 116 | 154 | 730 | 721 | 381 | 381 | 324 | 324 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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