
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1044 | 998 | 749 | 763 | 2802 | 3163 | 3449 | 2977 | 2721 | 2426 | 2844 | 3282 | 4444 | 4504 | 4312 | 4017 | 3521 | 3416 | 3102 | 2810 | 2539 | 2329 | 2098 | 1845 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:47PM1.30m | 10:28AM1.07m | 11:10PM1.29m | 12:03PM1.10m | 00:33AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.44m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:27PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.44m | 5:57PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
— | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
1044 | 998 | 749 | 714 | 2262 | 2672 | 2873 | 8 | 8 | 2426 | 2844 | 3282 | 4444 | 4504 | 4312 | 4017 | 3521 | 3416 | 3102 | 2810 | 2539 | 2329 | 2098 | 1845 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
25 | 15 | 127 | 124 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
22 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 38 | 231 | 763 | 2802 | 3163 | 3449 | 2977 | 2721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 329 | 329 | 141 | 122 | 120 | 4 | 122 | 187 | 170 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 19 |
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