Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 412 | 1584 | 1497 | 1720 | 1909 | 1939 | 1879 | 1596 | 1524 | 1524 | 1278 | 1661 | 893 | 746 | 3088 | 3305 | 4135 | 3859 | 3068 | 2588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.36m | 7:08AM1.17m | 7:30PM1.21m | 7:42AM1.03m | 8:12PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.30m | 1:10AM0.42m | 1:09PM0.44m | 1:46AM0.55m | 1:44PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 390 | 412 | 1200 | 1497 | 1720 | 1909 | 1939 | 1879 | 1596 | 1524 | 1524 | 1278 | 79 | 893 | 746 | 1829 | 3305 | 4135 | 3859 | 3068 | 2588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 60 | 84 | 79 | — | 70 | 50 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 161 | 198 | 1584 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 61 | 1661 | 226 | 447 | 3088 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 186 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 143 | 324 | 122 | 186 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 5 |
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