Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
350 | 408 | 408 | 357 | 336 | 279 | 248 | 170 | 128 | 119 | 86 | 61 | 92 | 124 | 167 | 597 | 577 | 538 | 513 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.66m | 4:13AM1.59m | 4:32PM1.71m | 4:41AM1.59m | 4:59PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.08m | 10:17AM-0.01m | 10:39PM0.05m | 10:44AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SW 10 |
681 | 614 | 644 | 644 | 657 | 671 | 616 | 616 | 628 | 562 | 641 | 573 | 482 | 356 | 253 | 193 | 156 | 159 | 513 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 |
350 | 408 | 408 | 357 | 336 | 279 | 248 | 170 | 128 | 119 | 86 | 61 | 92 | 86 | 116 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 166 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
157 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 123 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 57 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 49 | 16 | 14 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
— | — | 932 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 24 | 61 | 90 | 82 | 89 | 124 | 167 | 597 | 577 | 538 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 120 | 16 | 120 | 4 | 141 | 187 | 120 | 120 | 4 | 0 |
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