Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
561 | 551 | 332 | 249 | 255 | 229 | 701 | 651 | 632 | 623 | 700 | 700 | 563 | 828 | 723 | 617 | 531 | 463 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 472 | 658 | 830 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.24m | 8:45AM1.10m | 9:39PM1.25m | 10:06AM1.08m | 10:50PM1.30m | 11:26AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.54m | 2:59PM0.45m | 4:06AM0.52m | 4:10PM0.46m | 5:21AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
561 | 551 | 535 | 525 | 441 | 432 | 701 | 651 | 632 | 623 | 700 | 700 | 563 | 828 | 723 | 617 | 531 | 463 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 472 | 658 | 830 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
314 | 350 | 332 | 249 | 255 | 229 | 367 | 354 | 296 | 290 | 244 | 242 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 118 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 81 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
60 | 34 | 18 | 156 | 62 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 91 | 63 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 38 | 64 | 87 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 187 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
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