
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2826 | 2728 | 3010 | 3148 | 2746 | 2442 | 1913 | 1471 | 1185 | 917 | 757 | 668 | 561 | 382 | 334 | 258 | 253 | 239 | 234 | 260 | 328 | 283 | 217 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.31m | 1:57PM1.53m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:28PM1.65m | 2:48AM1.52m | 3:00PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.26m | 8:12PM0.17m | 8:13AM0.16m | 8:43PM0.06m | 8:46AM0.07m | 9:16PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
24 | 25 | 3010 | 3148 | 2746 | 2442 | 1913 | 1471 | 1185 | 917 | 757 | 668 | 561 | 382 | 334 | 258 | 253 | 239 | 234 | 260 | 328 | 283 | 217 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 106 | 135 | 127 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 66 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2826 | 2728 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 43 | 60 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 123 | 122 | 122 | 718 | 383 | 358 | 158 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 170 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 120 | 122 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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