Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1824 | 2459 | 3364 | 2253 | 1857 | 1434 | 1197 | 1177 | 1158 | 1098 | 1217 | 698 | 1982 | 2029 | 1847 | 1647 | 1601 | 1422 | 1222 | 1018 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.12m | 8:57PM1.25m | 9:44AM1.01m | 10:43PM1.17m | 11:58AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.45m | 3:35AM0.53m | 3:48PM0.56m | 5:34AM0.54m | 5:57PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1824 | 2459 | 2695 | 2253 | 1857 | 1434 | 1197 | 1177 | 1158 | 1098 | 1217 | 698 | 1982 | 2029 | 1847 | 1647 | 1601 | 1422 | 1222 | 1018 | 1002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 6 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 62 | 645 | 15 | — | 262 | 225 | 171 | 121 | 100 | 81 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 74 | 223 | 309 | 367 | 374 | — | 24 | 84 | 119 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 187 | 329 | 122 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 383 | 325 | 138 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 329 | 170 | 4 | 4 |
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