Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 4AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1091 | 1475 | 1770 | 1708 | 1551 | 1289 | 1083 | 923 | 843 | 967 | 876 | 905 | 866 | 749 | 614 | 530 | 1229 | 817 | 2364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.22m | 9:04AM1.01m | 9:48PM1.11m | 10:42AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.57m | 3:01PM0.58m | 4:25AM0.63m | 4:30PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1091 | 1475 | 1770 | 1708 | 1551 | 1289 | 1083 | 923 | 843 | 967 | 876 | 905 | 866 | 749 | 614 | 530 | 112 | 467 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 360 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 297 | 307 | 280 | 341 | 247 | 251 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 40 | 110 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 50 | 51 | 51 | — | 29 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 29 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 1229 | 817 | 2364 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 172 | 143 | 121 |
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