
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
455 | 447 | 403 | 880 | 1091 | 1475 | 1770 | 1643 | 1551 | 1226 | 1083 | 923 | 843 | 830 | 876 | 905 | 866 | 749 | 614 | 530 | 1229 | 2253 | 2364 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.11m | 8:43PM1.22m | 9:04AM1.01m | 9:48PM1.11m | 10:42AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.48m | 2:08PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.57m | 3:01PM0.58m | 4:25AM0.63m | 4:30PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
455 | 447 | 403 | 880 | 1091 | 1475 | 1770 | 1643 | 1551 | 1226 | 1083 | 923 | 843 | 830 | 876 | 905 | 866 | 749 | 614 | 530 | 112 | 110 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
188 | 235 | 240 | 354 | 354 | 323 | 323 | 278 | 283 | 288 | 280 | 243 | 251 | 209 | 209 | 205 | 180 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 36 | 26 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 23 | SSW 22 |
123 | 346 | 400 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 35 | — | 11 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 31 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 53 | 78 | 77 | 87 | 1229 | 2253 | 2364 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 170 | 114 | 187 |
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