
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 264 | 518 | 733 | 1056 | 947 | 822 | 651 | 543 | 535 | 464 | 379 | 373 | 325 | 314 | 298 | 265 | 215 | 318 | 773 | 1585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.71m | 3:38AM1.60m | 3:57PM1.77m | 4:09AM1.62m | 4:27PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.03m | 9:37PM0.03m | 9:42AM-0.03m | 10:08PM-0.00m | 10:12AM-0.04m | 10:37PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
287 | 254 | 218 | 733 | 1056 | 947 | 822 | 651 | 543 | 535 | 464 | 379 | 373 | 107 | 93 | 298 | 265 | 215 | 207 | 773 | 1585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SE 12 |
172 | 199 | 518 | 206 | 173 | 173 | 143 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 3 | 70 | 96 | 325 | 314 | 88 | 93 | 68 | 318 | 151 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
8 | 264 | 181 | 197 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 71 | 48 | 130 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
17 | 65 | 66 | 37 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | 54 | 238 | 115 | 166 | 149 | 149 | 178 | 267 | 316 | 439 | 619 | 730 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 329 | 170 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 170 | 247 | 274 | 242 | 158 | 138 | 131 | 158 | 383 | 778 | 383 | 383 |
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