Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
988 | 1098 | 1573 | 1979 | 2405 | 2405 | 2369 | 2060 | 1807 | 1497 | 1250 | 1173 | 1016 | 984 | 789 | 615 | 455 | 475 | 1520 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.61m | 6:14AM1.39m | 6:35PM1.48m | 6:52AM1.26m | 7:19PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:16PM0.20m | 00:51AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
988 | 1098 | 1573 | 1979 | 2405 | 2405 | 2369 | 2060 | 1807 | 1497 | 1250 | 1173 | 1016 | 984 | 789 | 615 | 455 | 355 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
118 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 51 | — | — | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 73 | 55 | 51 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | S 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 18 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 96 | 47 | 42 | 34 | 54 | 85 | 140 | 198 | 475 | 1520 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 354 | 158 | 131 | 99 | 0 | 65 | 170 | 365 | 170 | 247 | 728 |
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