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 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
632 | 689 | 828 | 841 | 613 | 613 | 668 | 549 | 531 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 414 | 472 | 578 | 734 | 864 | 769 | 683 | 660 | 573 | 563 | 626 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.25m | 10:06AM1.08m | 10:50PM1.30m | 11:26AM1.11m | 11:56PM1.37m | 12:35PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.45m | 4:06AM0.52m | 4:10PM0.46m | 5:21AM0.45m | 5:22PM0.43m | 6:27AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
632 | 689 | 828 | 841 | 613 | 613 | 668 | 549 | 531 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 414 | 472 | 578 | 734 | 864 | 769 | 683 | 660 | 573 | 563 | 626 | 637 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
296 | 290 | 290 | 242 | 237 | 196 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 116 | 111 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 176 | 147 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 57 | 73 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
29 | 38 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 34 | — | 109 | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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