Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 879 | 989 | 1106 | 1042 | 1011 | 880 | 949 | 853 | 787 | 618 | 598 | 517 | 412 | 412 | 488 | 1358 | 659 | 435 | 393 | 1092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.11m | 12:37PM1.34m | 1:03AM1.21m | 1:21PM1.45m | 1:45AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.51m | 6:10AM0.45m | 7:05PM0.38m | 7:02AM0.35m | 7:45PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | 6:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 294 | 879 | 989 | 1106 | 1042 | 1011 | 880 | 949 | 853 | 787 | 618 | 598 | 517 | 412 | 412 | 277 | 191 | 142 | 405 | 347 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 261 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 54 | 43 | 136 | 133 | 135 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 488 | — | — | 124 | 137 | 371 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 72 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 202 | 80 | 173 | 281 | 350 | — | 1358 | 659 | 435 | 393 | 1092 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 705 | 366 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 247 | 170 | 247 | 242 | 139 | 158 | 158 | 122 | 2 | 329 | 170 | 123 | 0 | 121 | 4 |
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