Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 100 | 92 | 100 | 68 | 44 | 102 | 131 | 131 | 142 | 166 | 143 | 151 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 104 | 194 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.77m | 3:56AM1.60m | 4:09PM1.75m | 4:32AM1.57m | 4:47PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM-0.05m | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 68 | 44 | 102 | 131 | 131 | 142 | 166 | 143 | 151 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 104 | 194 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 49 | 33 | 50 | 51 | 38 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 29 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | S 22 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 75 | 92 | 100 | 237 | 255 | 171 | 157 | 147 | 147 | 156 | 181 | 188 | 139 | 139 | 135 | 95 | 104 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 130 | 120 | 118 | 324 | 327 | 364 | 244 | 154 | 120 | 21 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 186 | 130 | 130 | 137 |
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