Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
578 | 734 | 864 | 850 | 756 | 671 | 660 | 573 | 553 | 553 | 600 | 600 | 534 | 524 | 479 | 579 | 1162 | 2069 | 3430 | 3436 | 3315 | 1867 | 1365 | 1189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.11m | 11:56PM1.37m | 12:35PM1.19m | 00:56AM1.46m | 1:33PM1.29m | 1:50AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.43m | 6:27AM0.35m | 6:28PM0.37m | 7:24AM0.25m | 7:28PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
578 | 734 | 864 | 850 | 756 | 671 | 660 | 573 | 553 | 553 | 600 | 600 | 534 | 524 | 479 | 579 | 73 | 74 | 57 | 41 | 2742 | 1867 | 1365 | 1189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 |
80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 84 | 176 | 137 | 137 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 43 | 58 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | 57 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 107 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1162 | 2069 | 3430 | 3436 | 3315 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 19 | 131 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 247 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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