Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 3AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2882 | 3085 | 2988 | 2767 | 2897 | 1553 | 1256 | 1312 | 1341 | 1283 | 1154 | 1143 | 1052 | 898 | 497 | 478 | 581 | 662 | 619 | 619 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.31m | 6:09AM1.29m | 6:48PM1.27m | 6:50AM1.23m | 7:36PM1.25m | 7:40AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.42m | 12:28PM0.31m | 00:50AM0.48m | 1:09PM0.36m | 1:44AM0.52m | 1:59PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2882 | 3085 | 2988 | 2767 | 2897 | 1553 | 1256 | 1092 | 913 | 876 | 794 | 965 | 739 | 601 | 497 | 396 | 581 | 662 | 619 | 619 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 174 | 171 | 135 | 197 | 193 | 193 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 57 | 573 | 445 | 403 | 360 | 478 | 363 | 300 | 252 | 210 | 173 | 136 | 108 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | SW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 32 | — | 104 | 162 | 156 | 123 | 89 | 136 | 121 | 114 | 138 | 136 | 122 | 92 | 152 | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 309 | — | 255 | 555 | 777 | 1006 | 1312 | 1341 | 1283 | 1154 | 1143 | 1052 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 142 | 116 | 186 | 327 | 328 | 328 | 327 | 327 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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