Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
631 | 619 | 593 | 582 | 582 | 561 | 350 | 332 | 220 | 369 | 229 | 701 | 651 | 581 | 572 | 572 | 649 | 613 | 563 | 594 | 442 | 580 | 367 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.16m | 8:32PM1.24m | 8:45AM1.10m | 9:39PM1.25m | 10:06AM1.08m | 10:50PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.52m | 1:59PM0.41m | 2:50AM0.54m | 2:59PM0.45m | 4:06AM0.52m | 4:10PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
631 | 619 | 593 | 582 | 582 | 561 | 535 | 469 | 460 | 452 | 432 | 418 | 651 | 581 | 572 | 572 | 649 | 613 | 563 | 594 | 442 | 580 | 367 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
270 | 184 | 144 | 112 | 94 | 314 | 350 | 332 | 220 | 369 | 229 | 701 | 354 | 347 | 290 | 242 | 200 | 111 | 159 | 159 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 6 |
136 | 122 | 118 | 118 | 178 | 60 | 34 | 19 | 156 | 4 | 95 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 8 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 103 | 239 | 313 | 159 | — | 88 | 64 | 44 | 56 | 45 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 170 | 305 | 187 | 141 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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