
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
472 | 464 | 456 | 792 | 407 | 393 | 320 | 534 | 690 | 690 | 615 | 604 | 496 | 437 | 437 | 335 | 284 | 250 | 250 | 341 | 595 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.65m | 4:39AM1.51m | 4:49PM1.57m | 5:05AM1.44m | 5:15PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.07m | 10:33PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.14m | 10:58PM0.14m | 11:04AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 33 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
290 | 257 | 456 | 189 | 407 | 393 | 320 | 534 | 690 | 690 | 615 | 604 | 496 | 437 | 437 | 335 | 284 | 250 | 250 | 176 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 |
472 | 464 | 215 | 59 | 202 | 202 | 169 | 131 | 112 | 110 | 103 | 140 | 2 | 86 | — | 86 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 341 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | ENE 10 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
— | 40 | 58 | — | 59 | 59 | 44 | 53 | 44 | 59 | 46 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 101 | 10 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | SW 11 |
— | 16 | 26 | 792 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 165 | 34 | 195 | 45 | 149 | 177 | 173 | — | 595 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 329 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 19 | 131 | 131 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 187 | 120 | 99 | 120 |
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