Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 660 | 671 | 558 | 380 | 314 | 237 | 172 | 154 | 115 | 113 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 77 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.59m | 5:56AM1.39m | 6:15PM1.44m | 6:39AM1.25m | 7:03PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.11m | 11:51PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.24m | 00:31AM0.31m | 12:43PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 582 | 660 | 671 | 558 | 380 | 314 | 237 | 172 | 140 | 115 | 85 | 50 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 882 | 736 | 669 | 517 | 442 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 196 | 176 | 264 | 226 | 207 | 163 | 163 | 154 | 113 | 113 | 80 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 110 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 290 | 455 | 662 | 949 | 1051 | 1165 | 1223 | 1120 | 1048 | 1177 | 1429 | 1461 | 1461 | 1202 | 1037 | 1653 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 366 | 383 | 383 | 328 | 328 | 158 | 158 | 138 | 158 | 383 | 158 | 158 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 122 | 114 | 120 | 0 | 4 |
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