Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s 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 (27 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1374 | 1206 | 1068 | 1068 | 1023 | 950 | 922 | 875 | 772 | 668 | 647 | 862 | 1118 | 1714 | 2078 | 2523 | 5650 | 6196 | 5489 | 4399 | 3454 | 2880 | 2497 | 2023 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.22m | 2:41AM1.34m | 3:10PM1.29m | 3:17AM1.39m | 3:45PM1.35m | 3:51AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.43m | 8:59AM0.30m | 9:07PM0.37m | 9:33AM0.25m | 9:43PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1374 | 1206 | 1068 | 1068 | 1023 | 950 | 922 | 875 | 772 | 668 | 647 | 862 | 1118 | 1714 | 1899 | 2523 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 4399 | 3454 | 2880 | 2497 | 2023 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 65 | 51 | 54 | 62 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 753 | 47 | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | S 21 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 47 | 113 | 336 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1655 | 2078 | 1249 | 5650 | 6196 | 5489 | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 248 | 173 | 328 | 327 | 186 | 116 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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