Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 275 | 216 | 202 | 173 | 143 | 80 | 85 | 108 | 100 | 92 | 201 | 230 | 77 | 66 | 120 | 134 | 166 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.73m | 3:21AM1.58m | 3:34PM1.77m | 3:56AM1.60m | 4:09PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM-0.02m | 9:20AM0.02m | 9:49PM-0.05m | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 322 | 275 | 216 | 202 | 173 | 143 | 80 | 85 | 108 | 100 | 92 | 201 | 65 | 77 | 66 | 120 | 134 | 166 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 51 | 53 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SW 9 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 36 | 67 | 87 | 97 | 86 | 55 | 230 | 190 | 161 | 181 | 159 | 191 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 130 | 201 | 364 | 364 | 327 | 130 | 120 | 118 | 324 | 357 | 365 | 381 | 704 | 296 | 142 |
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