Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s 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 (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 878 | 700 | 661 | 467 | 425 | 283 | 246 | 239 | 355 | 623 | 566 | 634 | 377 | 1013 | 1306 | 1807 | 1777 | 1849 | 1872 | 2084 | 1266 | 1266 | 1061 | 1772 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.62m | 4:47PM1.55m | 5:02AM1.57m | 5:34PM1.55m | 5:48AM1.49m | 6:22PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.04m | 10:53PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.07m | 11:42PM0.19m | 12:01PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 878 | 700 | 661 | 467 | 425 | 283 | 239 | 239 | 355 | 623 | 566 | 634 | 317 | 1013 | 1306 | 1807 | 1777 | 1849 | 1872 | 2084 | 1266 | 1266 | 651 | 1772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | SSW 18 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 46 | 103 | 119 | 115 | 101 | 236 | 175 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 377 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 249 | 3 | 793 | 688 | 1061 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 189 | 246 | 75 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 264 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 122 | 4 | 0 |
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