Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 1039 | 932 | 770 | 614 | 606 | 311 | 270 | 175 | 318 | 504 | 553 | 660 | 614 | 497 | 380 | 314 | 237 | 172 | 154 | 115 | 111 | 79 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.59m | 5:03PM1.71m | 5:20AM1.51m | 5:37PM1.59m | 5:56AM1.39m | 6:15PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.02m | 11:16PM0.05m | 11:21AM0.11m | 11:51PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1092 | 1039 | 932 | 770 | 614 | 606 | 311 | 270 | 116 | 318 | 504 | 553 | 660 | 614 | 497 | 380 | 314 | 237 | 172 | 140 | 115 | 85 | 50 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 16 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 5 | 1 | 197 | 137 | 112 | 208 | 208 | 91 | 170 | 164 | 157 | 196 | 174 | 264 | 226 | 207 | 163 | 163 | 154 | 114 | 111 | 79 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 75 | 75 | 6 | 42 | 42 | 130 | 41 | 175 | 32 | 58 | 87 | 93 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 74 | 115 | 154 | 194 | 246 | 431 | 648 | 929 | 1090 | 1205 | 1376 | 1363 | 1230 | 949 | 1023 | 1313 | 1553 | 1495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 140 | 152 | 630 | 520 | 572 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 369 | 358 | 366 | 366 | 571 | 383 | 328 | 328 | 358 | 158 | 131 | 158 | 325 | 325 | 158 |
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