
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1390 | 1345 | 1163 | 967 | 782 | 558 | 558 | 492 | 835 | 1290 | 647 | 626 | 1217 | 1221 | 1098 | 2241 | 4888 | 2963 | 2576 | 1873 | 1822 | 1797 | 1534 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.17m | 2:35AM1.29m | 3:05PM1.28m | 3:09AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.44m | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.33m | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:35PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1390 | 1345 | 1163 | 967 | 782 | 558 | 558 | 389 | 835 | 105 | 647 | 626 | 1217 | 1221 | 689 | 2241 | 4888 | 2963 | 2576 | 1873 | 1822 | 1797 | 1534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
120 | 107 | 73 | 254 | 251 | 292 | 101 | 125 | 117 | 7 | 69 | 371 | 446 | 795 | 1098 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 226 | 305 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
— | — | 151 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 276 | 492 | 12 | — | 195 | 55 | 49 | 36 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | WNW 3 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — |
— | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 136 | — | 2 | 1290 | 171 | 139 | 214 | — | 226 | 432 | — | 428 | 452 | 440 | 108 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 122 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 143 | 325 | 325 | 187 | 4 | 65 | 247 | 274 | 383 | 383 | 170 | 19 | 142 | 269 |
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