
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 3AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3092 | 2760 | 2539 | 2293 | 2216 | 2252 | 2181 | 1993 | 1815 | 1649 | 1461 | 1412 | 1269 | 1117 | 741 | 637 | 544 | 512 | 422 | 415 | 356 | 350 | 292 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.34m | 1:20PM1.20m | 1:42AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:38AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.39m | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
3092 | 2760 | 2539 | 2293 | 2216 | 2252 | 2181 | 1993 | 1815 | 1649 | 1461 | 1412 | 1269 | 1117 | 741 | 637 | 544 | 512 | 422 | 415 | 356 | 350 | 349 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 292 | 286 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | W 11 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 282 | 397 | 466 | 569 | 578 | 529 | 446 | 504 | 439 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 101 | 365 | 365 | 324 | 324 | 154 | 120 | 21 | 21 | 137 |
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