Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 1477 | 1175 | 588 | 585 | 437 | 352 | 265 | 494 | 551 | 541 | 551 | 551 | 460 | 451 | 1354 | 2142 | 3074 | 3933 | 6835 | 6678 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.15m | 9:34AM0.98m | 10:52PM1.07m | 12:18PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.51m | 3:08AM0.59m | 3:49PM0.65m | 5:46AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 880 | 1477 | 1175 | 340 | 585 | 437 | 352 | 265 | 494 | 551 | 541 | 551 | 551 | 460 | 451 | 388 | 2142 | 3074 | 3933 | 6835 | 6678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 143 | 109 | 74 | 220 | 88 | 82 | 125 | 145 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 413 | 1354 | 380 | 392 | 314 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | WSW 11 | S 14 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | S 28 | SW 26 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 6 | 20 | 70 | 148 | 102 | 102 | 44 | 79 | 36 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 172 | 51 | 73 | 32 | 165 | 427 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1081 | — | 682 | 588 | — | — | 298 | 262 | 270 | 199 | 172 | 131 | 105 | 147 | 52 | 39 | 61 | 227 | 63 | 73 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1857 | 834 | 813 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 158 | 158 | 383 | 781 | 571 | 383 | 321 | 321 | 274 | 354 | 242 | 571 | 571 | 383 | 383 |
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