Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
612 | 563 | 546 | 500 | 515 | 515 | 488 | 463 | 315 | 309 | 309 | 320 | 369 | 488 | 660 | 756 | 988 | 1098 | 1362 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.72m | 5:10AM1.56m | 5:28PM1.69m | 5:40AM1.50m | 6:00PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.05m | 11:13AM0.02m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:43AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
612 | 563 | 546 | 500 | 515 | 515 | 488 | 463 | 315 | 309 | 309 | 320 | 369 | 488 | 660 | 756 | 988 | 1098 | 1362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
156 | 156 | 197 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 209 | 196 | 192 | 150 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 154 | 157 | 123 | 118 | 86 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 110 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 131 | 2 | 0 |
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