Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 128 | 126 | 163 | 208 | 428 | 703 | 1756 | 1714 | 1666 | 651 | 480 | 522 | 230 | 427 | 603 | 614 | 1152 | 965 | 830 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.49m | 5:59AM1.33m | 6:12PM1.35m | 6:24AM1.21m | 6:37PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.25m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:22AM0.38m | 12:25PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1029 | 815 | 693 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 530 | 400 | 400 | 346 | 296 | 480 | 522 | 166 | 270 | 545 | 606 | 1152 | 965 | 830 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 128 | 126 | 163 | 208 | 428 | 173 | 2 | — | 404 | 246 | 296 | 255 | 230 | 427 | 270 | 225 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 26 | 48 | 44 | 79 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 413 | 453 | 265 | 176 | 84 | 194 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | NE 3 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 18 | — | 6 | — | 703 | 1756 | 1714 | 1666 | 651 | — | — | — | 231 | 603 | 614 | 437 | 578 | 530 | 503 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 116 | 122 | 172 | 66 | 21 | 2 | 139 | 276 | 324 | 324 | 381 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 120 | 381 | 574 | 574 | 605 |
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