Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4940 | 3546 | 2848 | 2359 | 1962 | 1584 | 1379 | 1233 | 1083 | 957 | 841 | 738 | 638 | 628 | 456 | 363 | 411 | 474 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.46m | 3:18AM1.48m | 3:39PM1.57m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:05PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.24m | 9:26AM0.10m | 9:44PM0.15m | 9:51AM0.03m | 10:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4940 | 3546 | 2848 | 2359 | 1962 | 1584 | 1379 | 1233 | 1083 | 957 | 841 | 738 | 1000 | 842 | 768 | 681 | 627 | 640 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 428 | 638 | 628 | 456 | 363 | 411 | 474 | 411 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 79 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 9 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 75 | 186 | 368 | 537 | 833 | 1015 | 1165 | 1428 | 1461 | 1315 | 1037 | 1410 | 1609 | — | — | — | — | 1003 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 381 | 381 | 324 | 324 | 156 | 130 | 156 | 156 | 137 | 21 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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