
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
718 | 718 | 835 | 1044 | 1060 | 803 | 2331 | 2973 | 3801 | 3171 | 2977 | 2860 | 2700 | 3068 | 3219 | 4218 | 4504 | 4312 | 4017 | 3791 | 3736 | 3403 | 3045 | 2760 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:47PM1.30m | 10:28AM1.07m | 11:10PM1.29m | 12:03PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.46m | 3:07PM0.44m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:27PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.44m | 5:57PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
718 | 718 | 835 | 1044 | 1060 | 803 | 124 | 2338 | 3245 | 10 | 2977 | 2860 | 2700 | 3068 | 3219 | 4218 | 4504 | 4312 | 4017 | 3791 | 3736 | 3403 | 3045 | 2760 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
27 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 127 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — |
35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 23 | 155 | 2331 | 2973 | 3801 | 3171 | — | 2334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 173 | 327 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 116 | 172 | 186 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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