Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 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 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 663 | 509 | 458 | 458 | 382 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 330 | 273 | 255 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 403 | 198 | 161 | 243 | 463 | 236 | 444 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:54AM1.40m | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:46AM1.28m | 7:06PM1.22m | 8:01AM1.17m | 8:32PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.28m | 00:28AM0.30m | 12:53PM0.44m | 1:28AM0.44m | 2:18PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 663 | 509 | 458 | 458 | 382 | 347 | 336 | 547 | 448 | 367 | 326 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 235 | 176 | 147 | 122 | 99 | 463 | 188 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 168 | 137 | 117 | 108 | 84 | 106 | 59 | 336 | 336 | 330 | 273 | 255 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 32 | 198 | 104 | 243 | 78 | 236 | 444 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 78 | 76 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 49 | 34 | 51 | 36 | 33 | 161 | 84 | 59 | 233 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 355 | 345 | 355 | 415 | 558 | 672 | 709 | 727 | 634 | 623 | — | 465 | 465 | — | — | 2 | 403 | 83 | 74 | 54 | 123 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 187 | 187 | 365 | 187 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 187 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 120 | 325 | 120 | 329 | 187 | 120 | 122 |
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