
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
221 | 457 | 1049 | 865 | 650 | 898 | 850 | 1648 | 1457 | 1192 | 1028 | 966 | 878 | 1077 | 1320 | 1379 | 1214 | 961 | 738 | 604 | 505 | 485 | 461 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.63m | 4:53AM1.59m | 5:22PM1.66m | 5:32AM1.54m | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:10AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:04AM-0.00m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
346 | 296 | 302 | 302 | 650 | 651 | 408 | 1648 | 1457 | 1192 | 1028 | 966 | 878 | 1077 | 1320 | 1379 | 1214 | 961 | 738 | 604 | 505 | 485 | 461 | 482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
29 | 31 | 120 | 195 | 319 | 332 | 850 | 332 | 274 | 269 | 264 | 210 | 202 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 130 | 202 | 319 | 226 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 326 | 551 | 332 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 61 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 94 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
221 | 457 | 1049 | 865 | — | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
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