Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
661 | 627 | 433 | 425 | 288 | 246 | 239 | 355 | 623 | 566 | 634 | 377 | 1013 | 1306 | 1807 | 1933 | 1877 | 1901 | 2116 | 1387 | 1266 | 2093 | 2005 | 1823 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.62m | 4:47PM1.55m | 5:02AM1.57m | 5:34PM1.55m | 5:48AM1.49m | 6:22PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.04m | 10:53PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.07m | 11:42PM0.19m | 12:01PM0.12m | 00:31AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
661 | 627 | 433 | 425 | 288 | 239 | 239 | 355 | 623 | 566 | 634 | 317 | 1013 | 1306 | 1807 | 1933 | 1877 | 1901 | 2116 | 1387 | 1266 | 2093 | 2005 | 1823 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
46 | 46 | 103 | 119 | 115 | 101 | 236 | 175 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 377 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 249 | 3 | 917 | 783 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
9 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 189 | 246 | 75 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 383 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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