Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s 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 (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4324 | 4031 | 3669 | 3344 | 3092 | 2760 | 2539 | 2293 | 2216 | 2252 | 2181 | 1993 | 1815 | 1617 | 1461 | 1412 | 1000 | 887 | 660 | 573 | 521 | 447 | 415 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.10m | 00:33AM1.34m | 1:20PM1.20m | 1:42AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.44m | 5:57PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.39m | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4324 | 4031 | 3669 | 3344 | 3092 | 2760 | 2539 | 2293 | 2216 | 2252 | 2181 | 1993 | 1815 | 1617 | 1461 | 1412 | 1000 | 887 | 660 | 573 | 521 | 447 | 415 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 12 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | W 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 183 | 336 | 625 | 420 | 374 | 384 | 396 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 120 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 99 | 99 | 383 | 368 | 242 | 152 | 142 |
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