Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
615 | 596 | 719 | 721 | 887 | 847 | 818 | 1089 | 1497 | 1131 | 877 | 725 | 545 | 525 | 436 | 425 | 302 | 306 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.65m | 3:59AM1.62m | 4:23PM1.73m | 4:34AM1.62m | 4:57PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.07m | 10:08AM-0.04m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:41AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
303 | 254 | 719 | 721 | 887 | 847 | 818 | 1089 | 1497 | 1131 | 877 | 725 | 545 | 419 | 381 | 425 | 302 | 306 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
615 | 596 | 154 | 121 | 78 | 275 | 656 | 372 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 525 | 436 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 291 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 |
— | — | 46 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
553 | 669 | 657 | 578 | 524 | 489 | 489 | 517 | 672 | 778 | 760 | 637 | 514 | 526 | — | 350 | 422 | 476 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 354 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 366 | 325 | 328 | 325 | 325 | 158 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 131 | 138 | 19 | 19 |
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