Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 99 | 92 | 66 | 44 | 51 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 171 | 147 | 114 | 129 | 129 | 107 | 101 | 203 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.77m | 3:56AM1.60m | 4:09PM1.75m | 4:32AM1.57m | 4:47PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.02m | 9:49PM-0.05m | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 171 | 147 | 114 | 129 | 129 | 107 | 101 | 203 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 21 | 49 | 33 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 55 | 40 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 67 | 61 | 48 | 73 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 9 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | S 22 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 54 | 73 | 75 | 99 | 88 | 266 | 228 | 235 | 181 | 166 | 176 | 186 | 199 | 193 | 168 | 139 | 139 | 101 | 104 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 383 | 138 | 138 | 122 | 120 | 325 | 325 | 630 | 242 | 366 | 307 | 152 | 152 | 131 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 383 | 131 | 138 |
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