
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 115 | 111 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 77 | 59 | 60 | 153 | 361 | 739 | 670 | 865 | 715 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.44m | 6:39AM1.25m | 7:03PM1.25m | 7:43AM1.10m | 8:25PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.24m | 00:31AM0.31m | 12:43PM0.41m | 1:25AM0.48m | 1:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
169 | 115 | 84 | 50 | 74 | 72 | 917 | 773 | 641 | 506 | 391 | 337 | 270 | 217 | 176 | 165 | 361 | 137 | 389 | 338 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 11 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
154 | 113 | 111 | 80 | 49 | 25 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 153 | 134 | 1 | 112 | 115 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 77 | 59 | 60 | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 175 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
864 | 931 | 1197 | 1395 | 1342 | 1149 | 1294 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 739 | 670 | 865 | 715 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 158 | 325 | 325 | 158 | 19 | 16 | 142 | 329 | 122 | 4 | 12 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 187 | 383 | 366 | 366 |
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