Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 954 | 1632 | 436 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 974 | 1232 | 1924 | 2821 | 2707 | 1440 | 1444 | 1470 | 1272 | 1375 | 1857 | 2038 | 2866 | 3344 | 3045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.31m | 1:58PM1.53m | 2:20AM1.39m | 2:30PM1.58m | 2:52AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.27m | 7:42AM0.27m | 8:18PM0.18m | 8:17AM0.22m | 8:47PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  | | | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | 6:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 215 | 168 | 436 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 118 | 77 | 64 | 2285 | 1942 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1508 | 2038 | 2866 | 3344 | 3045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 145 | 131 | 144 | 144 | 7 | 126 | 201 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 16 | — | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 954 | 1632 | 385 | 277 | 206 | 192 | 974 | 1232 | 1924 | 2821 | 2707 | 1440 | 1444 | 1470 | 1272 | 1375 | 1857 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 123 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 141 | 285 | 329 | 170 | 114 | 4 | 115 | 171 | 170 | 122 | 329 | 329 | 187 | 368 | 368 | 170 |
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