
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 225 | 236 | 838 | 1184 | 1139 | 1010 | 899 | 908 | 2576 | 2695 | 2219 | 1857 | 1434 | 1197 | 1177 | 1277 | 1248 | 1200 | 645 | 1788 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.37m | 8:14AM1.12m | 8:57PM1.25m | 9:44AM1.01m | 10:43PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.32m | 2:16AM0.44m | 2:19PM0.45m | 3:35AM0.53m | 3:48PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
320 | 314 | 268 | 838 | 1184 | 1139 | 1010 | 899 | 908 | 2576 | 2695 | 2219 | 1857 | 1434 | 1197 | 1177 | 1277 | 1248 | 1200 | 558 | 1788 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 16 | — |
140 | 112 | 236 | 260 | 260 | 214 | 181 | 146 | 131 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 65 | — | 645 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
123 | 225 | 110 | 59 | — | — | 21 | 13 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 28 | 71 | 77 | — | — | 1402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 175 | 141 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 99 | 120 | 120 | 114 | 120 | 329 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 366 | 138 | 138 |
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