Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1302 | 2455 | 3206 | 2092 | 2252 | 2261 | 2553 | 2940 | 4285 | 3134 | 2717 | 2230 | 2033 | 1797 | 1579 | 1280 | 1346 | 1510 | 1487 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:28PM1.07m | 12:38PM0.97m | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:46PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.66m | 6:15AM0.62m | 6:27PM0.66m | 7:32AM0.54m | 7:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 110 | 91 | 311 | 1891 | 1901 | 1784 | 2940 | 4285 | 3134 | 2717 | 2230 | 2033 | 1797 | 1579 | 1280 | 1346 | 1510 | 1487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 29 | 18 | 66 | 970 | 1974 | 2553 | 1230 | 181 | 207 | 224 | 197 | 151 | 308 | 296 | 268 | 236 | 208 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 23 | SSW 22 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 45 | 14 | 65 | 63 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 55 | — | 65 | 104 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1302 | 2455 | 3206 | 2092 | 2252 | 2261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 152 | 309 | 122 | 187 | 114 | 120 | 4 | 114 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
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