
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2553 | 2940 | 4285 | 3134 | 2717 | 2230 | 2033 | 1797 | 1579 | 1280 | 1405 | 1619 | 1682 | 1631 | 1507 | 1345 | 1163 | 967 | 734 | 625 | 549 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:38PM0.97m | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:46PM1.07m | 1:54AM1.19m | 2:30PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.66m | 7:32AM0.54m | 7:41PM0.58m | 8:19AM0.44m | 8:27PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
1913 | 1381 | 4285 | 3134 | 2717 | 2230 | 2033 | 1797 | 1579 | 1280 | 1405 | 1619 | 1682 | 1631 | 1507 | 1345 | 1163 | 967 | 734 | 625 | 549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 |
2553 | 2940 | 207 | 207 | 224 | 202 | 205 | 284 | 279 | 256 | 222 | 185 | 157 | 134 | 96 | 107 | 64 | 346 | 337 | 292 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | S 17 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 |
48 | 47 | 57 | 40 | 80 | 84 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 151 | 38 | 30 | 19 | 276 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 62 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 4 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 131 | 19 | 0 |
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