Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 1799 | 1576 | 1272 | 1077 | 890 | 668 | 668 | 558 | 421 | 361 | 361 | 414 | 865 | 1047 | 1338 | 1197 | 1098 | 1247 | 933 | 497 | 984 | 967 | 967 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.23m | 6:08PM1.21m | 6:34AM1.10m | 6:41PM1.08m | 7:32AM0.99m | 7:48PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:24AM0.47m | 12:35PM0.59m | 1:10AM0.59m | 1:38PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1077 | 1799 | 1576 | 1272 | 1077 | 890 | 668 | 668 | 558 | 421 | 361 | 361 | 414 | 70 | 1047 | 1338 | 1197 | 1098 | 1247 | 933 | 497 | 984 | 967 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 833 | 71 | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 49 | — | 103 | 106 | 80 | 62 | — | 236 | 372 | 527 | 75 | 967 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | — | S 9 | — | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 36 | 37 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 42 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | — | 251 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 90 | 109 | 40 | — | 25 | 80 | 146 | 141 | 104 | 865 | — | — | — | 40 | 61 | 110 | 180 | 251 | 393 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 138 | 131 | 187 | 2 | 91 | 187 | 4 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 114 | 115 | 120 | 131 | 131 | 158 | 187 | 121 | 0 |
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