
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 620 | 763 | 228 | 168 | 189 | 228 | 389 | 285 | 446 | 522 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 330 | 273 | 264 | 357 | 1018 | 776 | 1824 | 2810 | 3213 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.02m | 11:06PM1.03m | 12:13PM1.14m | 00:40AM1.15m | 1:12PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.60m | 4:35PM0.66m | 5:39AM0.56m | 6:36PM0.53m | 6:52AM0.42m | 7:31PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 |
228 | 205 | 179 | 145 | 142 | 189 | 199 | 235 | 285 | 151 | 522 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 330 | 921 | 865 | 805 | 695 | 502 | 392 | 251 | 2507 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | E 10 |
126 | — | — | 228 | 168 | — | 228 | 389 | 119 | 446 | 196 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 273 | 264 | 357 | — | — | — | 197 | 220 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 196 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 94 | 176 | — | — | — | — | 258 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
357 | 620 | 763 | 681 | 634 | 625 | 620 | 579 | 577 | 188 | 181 | 516 | 601 | 762 | 888 | 1404 | — | — | 1018 | 776 | 1824 | 2810 | 3213 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 154 | 699 | 381 | 381 | 357 | 324 | 154 | 21 | 21 | 120 | 130 | 365 | 156 | 130 | 21 | 0 | 93 | 244 | 572 | 327 | 327 | 121 |
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