Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 723 | 658 | 558 | 421 | 414 | 414 | 455 | 887 | 1029 | 1216 | 1082 | 961 | 902 | 1005 | 655 | 1022 | 1022 | 967 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.21m | 6:34AM1.10m | 6:41PM1.08m | 7:32AM0.99m | 7:48PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.47m | 12:35PM0.59m | 1:10AM0.59m | 1:38PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 890 | 723 | 658 | 558 | 421 | 414 | 414 | 455 | 887 | 1029 | 1216 | 1082 | 961 | 902 | 1005 | 655 | 1022 | 1022 | 967 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 72 | 99 | 80 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 299 | 534 | 52 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SW 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 218 | 131 | — | — | — | 84 | — | 20 | — | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 109 | 29 | — | 21 | 86 | 103 | 89 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 217 | 143 | 123 | 122 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 21 | 66 | 122 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 118 | 21 | 2 | 93 |
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