
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (30 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1682 | 1561 | 1226 | 1152 | 1044 | 1012 | 905 | 876 | 861 | 761 | 761 | 713 | 902 | 970 | 1028 | 1703 | 973 | 2486 | 4167 | 5231 | 7035 | 6226 | 3172 | 1594 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.39m | 4:23AM1.44m | 4:51PM1.42m | 4:54AM1.44m | 5:23PM1.44m | 5:25AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.20m | 10:17PM0.30m | 10:37AM0.17m | 10:50PM0.29m | 11:07AM0.16m | 11:23PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1682 | 1561 | 1226 | 1152 | 1044 | 1012 | 905 | 876 | 861 | 761 | 761 | 713 | 902 | 970 | 1028 | 108 | 66 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 119 | 463 | 914 | 1396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | — | SW 20 | S 19 |
33 | — | — | 15 | 20 | 25 | 130 | 140 | 157 | 224 | 266 | 266 | 230 | 196 | 137 | — | — | 20 | 28 | 23 | — | — | 15 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 |
— | — | — | — | 15 | 41 | 57 | 21 | — | 218 | 279 | 365 | 121 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
73 | 20 | 78 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1703 | 973 | 2486 | 4167 | 5231 | 7035 | 6226 | 3172 | 1594 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 138 | 158 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 121 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 115 | 141 | 498 | 564 | 718 | 442 | 366 | 329 | 325 | 123 |
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