Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1177 | 880 | 880 | 524 | 1012 | 1022 | 967 | 967 | 1392 | 2410 | 2578 | 1655 | 1223 | 1702 | 568 | 1149 | 1420 | 765 | 622 | 437 | 439 | 347 | 303 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32AM0.99m | 7:48PM0.96m | 10:31AM0.95m | 11:07PM0.94m | 12:14PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.59m | 1:38PM0.72m | 2:56AM0.68m | 4:51PM0.75m | 5:28AM0.63m | 6:28PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1177 | 880 | 880 | 524 | 1012 | 1022 | 967 | 967 | 97 | 60 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 350 | 273 | 221 | 840 | 765 | 622 | 437 | 439 | 347 | 303 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 11 | — | E 8 | SW 12 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 86 | 100 | 107 | 95 | 62 | 41 | 153 | 28 | — | — | 5 | — | 50 | 568 | 57 | 163 | 131 | 107 | 88 | 70 | 46 | 184 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 82 | 61 | 312 | 55 | 10 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 3 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 143 | 195 | — | — | 146 | 170 | — | 1392 | 2410 | 2578 | 1655 | 1223 | 1702 | 369 | 1149 | 1420 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 25 | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 118 | 15 | 2 | 93 | 143 | 186 | 327 | 364 | 327 | 327 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 130 | 156 | 130 | 0 |
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