Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
553 | 553 | 497 | 497 | 534 | 479 | 471 | 515 | 1464 | 2783 | 4079 | 5613 | 4845 | 3634 | 2513 | 2410 | 2614 | 3476 | 3113 | 3102 | 2859 | 2415 | 2248 | 1886 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.19m | 00:56AM1.46m | 1:33PM1.29m | 1:50AM1.54m | 2:25PM1.39m | 2:41AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.37m | 7:24AM0.25m | 7:28PM0.29m | 8:15AM0.16m | 8:23PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
553 | 553 | 497 | 497 | 534 | 479 | 471 | 515 | 71 | 56 | 57 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 2513 | 2410 | 2614 | 3476 | 3113 | 3102 | 2859 | 2415 | 2248 | 1886 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
137 | 137 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 43 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 1464 | 2783 | 4079 | 5613 | 4845 | 3634 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 48 | 59 | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 170 | 520 | 728 | 366 | 290 | 187 | 122 | 4 | 114 | 91 | 114 | 99 | 358 | 328 | 131 | 0 |
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