Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 804 | 1098 | 1931 | 1447 | 1487 | 4041 | 3360 | 1822 | 1647 | 1534 | 1513 | 1357 | 1144 | 950 | 863 | 994 | 994 | 919 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.28m | 3:09AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.38m | 3:40AM1.45m | 4:05PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:35PM0.30m | 9:52AM0.15m | 10:06PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 746 | 739 | 689 | 1318 | 873 | 1324 | 4041 | 3360 | 1822 | 1647 | 1534 | 1513 | 1357 | 1144 | 950 | 863 | 994 | 994 | 919 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 446 | 804 | 1098 | 41 | 1447 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 223 | 10 | 220 | — | — | 125 | 9 | 7 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | E 9 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 40 | — | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 10 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 250 | 592 | 1931 | 419 | 1487 | — | 394 | 398 | 365 | 119 | 323 | 225 | 616 | 491 | 285 | 389 | 393 | 413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 143 | 172 | 186 | 296 | 367 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 311 | 296 | 287 | 156 | 356 | 356 | 296 | 244 | 137 | 21 |
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