Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1342 | 1138 | 1087 | 1395 | 1615 | 1864 | 2118 | 1546 | 1622 | 1297 | 1071 | 811 | 634 | 667 | 666 | 727 | 419 | 584 | 615 | 596 | 658 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.35m | 2:38AM1.47m | 3:07PM1.52m | 3:21AM1.57m | 3:47PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:33AM0.03m | 9:56PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 1342 | 1138 | 1087 | 1395 | 1615 | 1864 | 2118 | 1546 | 1622 | 1297 | 1071 | 811 | 623 | 512 | 385 | 372 | 331 | 275 | 303 | 254 | 658 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 27 | SW 26 | SSW 25 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 343 | 613 | — | — | 32 | 68 | 14 | 26 | 63 | 31 | 365 | 419 | 584 | 615 | 596 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SW 26 | SSW 24 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | — | 45 | 42 | 43 | 33 | 14 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | 102 | 222 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 233 | 156 | 186 | 133 | 166 | 86 | 27 | 637 | 800 | 762 | 754 | 665 | 634 | 667 | 666 | 727 | 642 | 604 | 554 | 622 | 644 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 141 | 152 | 247 | 247 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 158 | 358 | 358 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 354 | 295 |
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