Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 595 | 575 | 492 | 426 | 483 | 640 | 546 | 410 | 390 | 325 | 319 | 359 | 255 | 505 | 1161 | 1265 | 1261 | 1151 | 1014 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.06m | 7:36AM0.93m | 8:24PM0.93m | 12:20PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.59m | 1:34AM0.65m | 1:45PM0.73m | 4:33AM0.74m | 6:24PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 605 | 595 | 575 | 492 | 426 | 483 | 640 | 546 | 650 | 559 | 450 | 401 | 313 | 313 | 266 | 1161 | 1265 | 1261 | 1151 | 1014 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 154 | 172 | 222 | 224 | 224 | 12 | 410 | 390 | 325 | 319 | 359 | 255 | 505 | 260 | 224 | 224 | 187 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 51 | 124 | 174 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 639 | 628 | 697 | 755 | 744 | 709 | 595 | 658 | 773 | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 778 | 383 | 358 | 358 | 321 | 321 | 131 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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