
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
782 | 558 | 558 | 413 | 416 | 1207 | 647 | 626 | 746 | 1221 | 1098 | 1783 | 1818 | 1324 | 2775 | 3580 | 1822 | 1797 | 1534 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.17m | 2:35AM1.29m | 3:05PM1.28m | 3:09AM1.38m | 3:36PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.33m | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:35PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
782 | 558 | 558 | 389 | 416 | 83 | 647 | 626 | 746 | 1221 | 569 | 1318 | 1447 | 770 | 2775 | 3580 | 1822 | 1797 | 1534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
251 | 292 | 85 | 105 | 114 | 7 | 67 | 371 | 446 | 804 | 1098 | 25 | 15 | 1324 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 218 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | — | — | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
37 | 20 | 276 | 413 | 372 | — | 195 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 40 | — | 7 | 16 | — | — | 12 | 92 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | WNW 2 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | ENE 6 |
26 | 50 | 136 | — | 1 | 1207 | 195 | 236 | 194 | — | 424 | 1783 | 1818 | 395 | 346 | 438 | 349 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 171 | 325 | 329 | 679 | 170 | 142 | 170 | 242 | 295 | 383 | 778 | 247 | 65 | 19 |
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