
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
994 | 994 | 1043 | 1028 | 919 | 919 | 905 | 793 | 793 | 781 | 690 | 679 | 679 | 615 | 780 | 512 | 437 | 320 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.47m | 4:09AM1.50m | 4:34PM1.54m | 4:37AM1.52m | 5:02PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.24m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:47AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
994 | 994 | 455 | 502 | 525 | 592 | 585 | 539 | 521 | 533 | 563 | 551 | 477 | 477 | 606 | 512 | 437 | 320 | 264 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 7 | 1043 | 1028 | 919 | 919 | 905 | 793 | 793 | 781 | 690 | 679 | 679 | 615 | 780 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
539 | 527 | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 521 | 564 | 626 | 739 | 734 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 143 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 122 | 131 | 170 | 152 | 19 | 19 | 138 | 158 | 290 | 383 | 383 | 242 | 137 |
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