Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 435 | 428 | 414 | 314 | 298 | 293 | 256 | 252 | 773 | 1603 | 1714 | 1804 | 1675 | 1634 | 1305 | 1091 | 956 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.77m | 4:09AM1.62m | 4:27PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.59m | 4:55PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM-0.00m | 10:12AM-0.04m | 10:37PM0.01m | 10:40AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 511 | 435 | 428 | 414 | 314 | 298 | 293 | 91 | 251 | 773 | 1603 | 1714 | 1804 | 1675 | 1634 | 1305 | 1091 | 956 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 20 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 88 | 99 | 96 | 256 | 102 | 152 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 90 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 12 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 88 | 252 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 160 | 78 | 88 | 91 | 276 | 271 | 37 | 200 | 569 | 746 | 888 | 1158 | 1563 | 2369 | 2346 | 2079 | 1847 | 1737 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 131 | 158 | 152 | 325 | 138 | 131 | 131 | 187 | 187 | 571 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 358 |
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