Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2923 | 3394 | 3241 | 2726 | 2505 | 2849 | 3199 | 2746 | 2287 | 1913 | 1496 | 1185 | 917 | 757 | 668 | 586 | 382 | 305 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.31m | 1:57PM1.53m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:28PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.26m | 8:12PM0.17m | 8:13AM0.16m | 8:43PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 2849 | 3199 | 2746 | 2287 | 1913 | 1496 | 1185 | 917 | 757 | 668 | 586 | 382 | 305 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2923 | 3394 | 3241 | 2726 | 2505 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | 43 | 62 | — | 2 | 7 | 155 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 328 | 186 | 121 | 119 | 121 | 717 | 367 | 324 | 156 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 172 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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