Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3092 | 2760 | 2539 | 2293 | 2216 | 2252 | 2181 | 1993 | 1815 | 1649 | 1461 | 1412 | 1269 | 1117 | 741 | 637 | 544 | 512 | 422 | 415 | 356 | 350 | 292 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.34m | 1:20PM1.20m | 1:42AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:38AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.39m | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3092 | 2760 | 2539 | 2293 | 2216 | 2252 | 2181 | 1993 | 1815 | 1649 | 1461 | 1412 | 1269 | 1117 | 741 | 637 | 544 | 512 | 422 | 415 | 356 | 350 | 349 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 292 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | W 11 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 282 | 397 | 466 | 569 | 578 | 529 | 446 | 504 | 439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 99 | 366 | 366 | 325 | 325 | 152 | 119 | 19 | 19 | 138 |
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