Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 748 | 699 | 581 | 633 | 1197 | 507 | 859 | 1127 | 1380 | 1477 | 1775 | 1803 | 1648 | 1453 | 1385 | 1341 | 1173 | 1000 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.50m | 6:38AM1.29m | 6:59PM1.36m | 7:08AM1.17m | 7:30PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.30m | 12:39PM0.30m | 1:10AM0.42m | 1:09PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 746 | 748 | 699 | 581 | 633 | 510 | 507 | 157 | 1127 | 1380 | 1477 | 1775 | 1803 | 1648 | 1453 | 1385 | 1341 | 1173 | 1000 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 396 | 332 | 326 | 255 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 201 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 81 | 60 | 108 | 106 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 105 | 146 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 534 | 1197 | 149 | 859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 60 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 321 | 325 |
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