Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
668 | 549 | 531 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 414 | 472 | 578 | 734 | 864 | 769 | 756 | 671 | 660 | 573 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 780 | 726 | 600 | 579 | 875 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.08m | 10:50PM1.30m | 11:26AM1.11m | 11:56PM1.37m | 12:35PM1.19m | 00:56AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.46m | 5:21AM0.45m | 5:22PM0.43m | 6:27AM0.35m | 6:28PM0.37m | 7:24AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | 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 |
668 | 549 | 531 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 414 | 472 | 578 | 734 | 864 | 769 | 756 | 671 | 660 | 573 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 780 | 726 | 600 | 579 | 875 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
192 | 192 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 133 | 80 | 81 | 60 | 72 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 137 | 112 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 57 | 117 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 61 | 109 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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