Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 360 | 308 | 273 | 233 | 235 | 166 | 330 | 463 | 494 | 453 | 437 | 453 | 619 | 604 | 604 | 798 | 657 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 822 | 904 | 904 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.27m | 7:47PM1.38m | 7:59AM1.19m | 8:39PM1.34m | 9:03AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.38m | 1:21PM0.29m | 2:04AM0.42m | 2:07PM0.36m | 3:05AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 463 | 360 | 308 | 273 | 233 | 204 | 166 | 330 | 463 | 494 | 453 | 437 | 453 | 619 | 604 | 604 | 798 | 657 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 822 | 904 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 93 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 54 | 235 | 154 | 160 | 157 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 68 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 46 | 26 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 127 | 120 | 101 | 116 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 25 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 329 |
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