Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 172 | 151 | 192 | 121 | 160 | 140 | 164 | 153 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 112 | 92 | 72 | 163 | 337 | 684 | 994 | 1049 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.22m | 1:52AM1.25m | 2:13PM1.38m | 2:21AM1.38m | 2:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.46m | 7:59AM0.33m | 8:20PM0.32m | 8:25AM0.20m | 8:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 227 | 172 | 151 | 192 | 121 | 160 | 458 | 422 | 287 | 212 | 181 | 153 | 127 | 104 | 104 | 54 | 156 | 183 | 684 | 994 | 1049 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 145 | 141 | 72 | 66 | 100 | 140 | 164 | 153 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 112 | 92 | 87 | 163 | 337 | 155 | 104 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 19 | 39 | 65 | — | 134 | 138 | 109 | 65 | 59 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 38 | 16 | — | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 119 | 248 | 489 | 663 | 650 | 565 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 169 | 251 | 297 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 156 | 365 | 137 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 186 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 143 | 21 | 248 | 381 | 248 | 244 |
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