
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1374 | 1151 | 806 | 664 | 561 | 458 | 472 | 423 | 457 | 411 | 945 | 652 | 638 | 405 | 294 | 363 | 450 | 452 | 2088 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:40PM1.56m | 6:47AM1.34m | 7:18PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.10m | 00:51AM0.27m | 12:52PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
1374 | 1151 | 806 | 664 | 561 | 458 | 472 | 423 | 457 | 411 | 557 | 652 | 638 | 405 | 294 | 363 | 450 | 391 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | S 10 | E 10 |
130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 206 | 287 | 251 | 217 | 94 | 71 | 302 | 224 | 231 | 223 | 267 | 225 | 149 | 48 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 |
— | 17 | 61 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 10 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 138 | 128 | 196 | 48 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 400 | 245 | 348 | 945 | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 452 | 2088 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 137 | 114 |
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