Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1579 | 1280 | 1405 | 1619 | 1682 | 1631 | 1390 | 1345 | 1163 | 967 | 782 | 625 | 558 | 485 | 835 | 1385 | 636 | 626 | 636 | 795 | 1111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:46PM1.07m | 1:54AM1.19m | 2:30PM1.17m | 2:35AM1.29m | 3:05PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.58m | 8:19AM0.44m | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.33m | 9:03PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1579 | 1280 | 1405 | 1619 | 1682 | 1631 | 1390 | 1345 | 1163 | 967 | 782 | 625 | 558 | 389 | 835 | 83 | 636 | 626 | 636 | 739 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 246 | 226 | 192 | 185 | 157 | 134 | 120 | 107 | 55 | 254 | 251 | 292 | 98 | 121 | 111 | 7 | 67 | 371 | 534 | 795 | 1111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 151 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 276 | 485 | 12 | — | 195 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 62 | 136 | — | 4 | 1385 | 161 | 195 | 218 | 212 | 446 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 5 | 154 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 130 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 324 | 327 | 121 | 172 | 172 |
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