Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1163 | 967 | 782 | 558 | 558 | 485 | 416 | 1290 | 647 | 626 | 1277 | 1221 | 1297 | 4103 | 5121 | 1372 | 2387 | 2038 | 3249 | 2167 | 1680 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.17m | 2:35AM1.29m | 3:05PM1.28m | 3:09AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.44m | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.33m | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:35PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1163 | 967 | 782 | 558 | 558 | 389 | 416 | 83 | 647 | 626 | 1277 | 1221 | 1297 | 4103 | 5121 | 1324 | 2387 | 2038 | 3249 | 2167 | 1680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 73 | 254 | 251 | 292 | 82 | 125 | 114 | 7 | 69 | 371 | 446 | 795 | 1098 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 276 | 485 | 372 | — | 195 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 115 | — | 4 | 1290 | 184 | 167 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 1372 | 589 | 483 | 237 | 163 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 130 | 120 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 324 | 324 | 121 | 13 | 66 | 143 | 248 | 292 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 21 | 248 |
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