
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1154 | 967 | 614 | 789 | 1012 | 2627 | 2904 | 2061 | 2171 | 2301 | 2553 | 5478 | 4032 | 3134 | 2529 | 2230 | 2033 | 1797 | 1513 | 1261 | 1224 | 1452 | 1487 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.94m | 11:28PM1.07m | 12:38PM0.97m | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:46PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.63m | 4:30PM0.66m | 6:15AM0.62m | 6:27PM0.66m | 7:32AM0.54m | 7:41PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1154 | 967 | 614 | 789 | 142 | 110 | 91 | 311 | 1858 | 1913 | 2553 | 5478 | 4032 | 3134 | 2529 | 2230 | 2033 | 1797 | 1513 | 1261 | 1224 | 1452 | 1487 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
180 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 66 | 970 | 1974 | 1256 | 47 | 191 | 183 | 226 | 224 | 189 | 341 | 279 | 222 | 183 | 188 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | S 23 | SSW 22 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
35 | 37 | 51 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 14 | 65 | 61 | 196 | — | 47 | 45 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
878 | 795 | 62 | 102 | 1012 | 2627 | 2904 | 2061 | 2171 | 2301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 170 | 170 | 329 | 120 | 122 | 4 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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