
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
461 | 378 | 347 | 312 | 230 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 104 | 97 | 76 | 118 | 129 | 180 | 172 | 128 | 17 | 136 | 243 | 486 | 733 | 1178 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.43m | 2:29AM1.45m | 2:52PM1.60m | 3:05AM1.55m | 3:25PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.27m | 8:26PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.13m | 9:04PM0.12m | 9:12AM0.03m | 9:37PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
461 | 509 | 422 | 312 | 230 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 394 | 366 | 374 | 118 | 129 | 436 | 436 | 329 | 287 | 260 | 222 | 227 | 733 | 1178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
156 | 378 | 347 | 85 | 77 | 75 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 104 | 97 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 180 | 172 | 128 | 17 | 136 | 170 | 486 | 181 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SW 13 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 20 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 |
— | 158 | 138 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 31 | 38 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 243 | 220 | 197 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
629 | 682 | 675 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 389 | 389 | 541 | 656 | 525 | 374 | 388 | 603 | 579 | 19 | 133 | 166 | 118 | 58 | 35 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 131 | 131 | 123 | 123 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 131 | 65 | 65 | 12 | 137 | 141 | 187 | 187 | 120 | 16 | 0 |
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