Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1685 | 1752 | 2627 | 3135 | 3185 | 2757 | 2344 | 1928 | 1665 | 1358 | 1088 | 997 | 840 | 765 | 699 | 644 | 594 | 533 | 463 | 314 | 308 | 233 | 229 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.45m | 5:57AM1.39m | 6:29PM1.44m | 6:31AM1.34m | 7:05PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.16m | 11:57PM0.32m | 12:09PM0.19m | 00:34AM0.34m | 12:43PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1685 | 1752 | 2627 | 3135 | 3185 | 2757 | 2344 | 1928 | 1665 | 1358 | 1088 | 997 | 840 | 765 | 699 | 644 | 594 | 533 | 463 | 314 | 308 | 233 | 229 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1160 | 701 | 513 | 354 | 118 | 130 | 217 | 256 | 326 | 313 | 290 | 241 | 236 | 231 | 166 | 159 | 114 | 107 | 53 | 68 | 110 | 65 | 53 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 138 | 67 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 62 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 102 | 98 | 86 | 123 | 85 | 82 | 127 | 120 | 101 | 116 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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