Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 818 | 1089 | 1497 | 1131 | 877 | 725 | 545 | 525 | 436 | 425 | 372 | 302 | 287 | 211 | 268 | 214 | 208 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.73m | 4:34AM1.62m | 4:57PM1.75m | 5:08AM1.58m | 5:30PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM-0.04m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:41AM-0.05m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:12AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 818 | 1089 | 1497 | 1131 | 877 | 725 | 545 | 525 | 381 | 425 | 372 | 302 | 407 | 374 | 326 | 251 | 206 | 206 | 172 | 91 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 656 | 372 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 436 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 287 | 211 | 268 | 214 | 208 | 183 | 183 | 111 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | 183 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 475 | 475 | 577 | 778 | 689 | 574 | 518 | 419 | 481 | 391 | 464 | 464 | 520 | 472 | 2 | 31 | 42 | 21 | — | 1 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 324 | 365 | 324 | 324 | 154 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 130 | 137 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 118 | 5 | 172 | 21 | 66 | 21 |
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