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East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today?
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
455 | 697 | 1608 | 1389 | 1314 | 946 | 841 | 604 | 449 | 373 | 361 | 551 | 494 | 440 | 383 | 816 | 746 | 604 | 734 | 954 | 1279 | 1970 | 1672 | 1855 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.30m | 12:49PM1.14m | 1:06AM1.35m | 1:35PM1.21m | 1:45AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.48m | 6:50AM0.44m | 6:43PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.36m | 7:28PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
455 | 697 | 1608 | 1389 | 1314 | 946 | 841 | 604 | 449 | 373 | 169 | 551 | 494 | 440 | 383 | 816 | 746 | 604 | 734 | 649 | 1279 | 1970 | 1672 | 1855 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
394 | 344 | 36 | 98 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 361 | 16 | 17 | 144 | 188 | 17 | 4 | 315 | 719 | 954 | 503 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — |
54 | 52 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 87 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
24 | 67 | 97 | 155 | — | — | 34 | 143 | 230 | 212 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 158 | 138 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 329 | 187 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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