
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 4AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1412 | 1480 | 887 | 741 | 637 | 544 | 512 | 439 | 415 | 407 | 350 | 292 | 286 | 221 | 191 | 149 | 267 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:38AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.46m | 3:27AM1.58m | 3:58PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:44AM0.06m | 10:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1412 | 1480 | 887 | 741 | 637 | 544 | 512 | 439 | 415 | 407 | 350 | 478 | 520 | 447 | 341 | 291 | 267 | 621 | 580 | 509 | 505 | 528 | 471 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
6 | 6 | 172 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 292 | 286 | 221 | 191 | 126 | 246 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SE 11 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | 8 | 38 | 149 | 118 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 128 | — | 237 | 349 | 509 | 415 | 384 | 388 | 441 | 499 | 579 | — | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 700 | 383 | 152 | 91 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 91 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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