Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1083 | 923 | 830 | 919 | 876 | 905 | 866 | 749 | 802 | 789 | 658 | 1926 | 3585 | 2547 | 2031 | 1974 | 2553 | 2903 | 4810 | 3134 | 2717 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.01m | 9:48PM1.11m | 10:42AM0.94m | 11:28PM1.07m | 12:38PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.58m | 4:25AM0.63m | 4:30PM0.66m | 6:15AM0.62m | 6:27PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1083 | 923 | 830 | 919 | 876 | 905 | 866 | 749 | 802 | 142 | 658 | 110 | 91 | 311 | 970 | 1974 | 1596 | 2903 | 4810 | 3134 | 2717 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 280 | 243 | 294 | 251 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 142 | 142 | 54 | 140 | 40 | 28 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 2553 | 1100 | 47 | 192 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | S 23 | SSW 22 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 53 | 142 | 55 | 11 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 51 | 789 | 61 | 1926 | 3585 | 2547 | 2031 | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 116 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 172 | 172 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 121 | 118 | 2 | 116 | 21 | 0 |
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