
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 68 | 156 | 251 | 798 | 773 | 639 | 559 | 850 | 1524 | 1457 | 1211 | 1094 | 966 | 878 | 1942 | 1503 | 1751 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.56m | 4:12AM1.61m | 4:41PM1.63m | 4:53AM1.59m | 5:22PM1.66m | 5:32AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.12m | 10:26AM0.01m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:04AM-0.00m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:41AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
544 | 551 | 561 | 511 | 524 | 474 | 434 | 386 | 392 | 346 | 798 | 773 | 639 | 551 | 850 | 1524 | 1457 | 1211 | 1094 | 966 | 878 | 1034 | 1503 | 1751 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
67 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 35 | 23 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 296 | 302 | 319 | 389 | 408 | 332 | 326 | 269 | 264 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 120 | 195 | 326 | 559 | 332 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — |
2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 68 | 156 | 251 | 763 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1942 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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