Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 534 | 431 | 347 | 303 | 341 | 415 | 593 | 956 | 1799 | 3621 | 4944 | 3723 | 2947 | 2607 | 2301 | 2750 | 1834 | 2162 | 2504 | 2308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.07m | 00:26AM1.06m | 12:55PM1.23m | 1:08AM1.19m | 1:27PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.63m | 6:29AM0.51m | 7:08PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.38m | 7:41PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 650 | 534 | 431 | 347 | 303 | 341 | 415 | 593 | 956 | 83 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 1882 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 48 | 51 | 77 | 103 | 51 | 132 | 95 | 95 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 118 | 35 | 31 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 7 | W 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 25 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1799 | 3621 | 4944 | 3723 | 2947 | 2607 | 2301 | 2750 | 1834 | 2162 | 2504 | 2308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 366 | 158 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 329 | 172 | 152 | 4 | 4 | 114 | 170 | 172 | 329 | 247 | 325 | 290 |
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