
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
488 | 508 | 314 | 273 | 268 | 268 | 227 | 145 | 141 | 192 | 121 | 160 | 140 | 140 | 155 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.11m | 1:48PM1.22m | 1:52AM1.25m | 2:13PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.61m | 7:33AM0.47m | 7:53PM0.46m | 7:59AM0.33m | 8:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
488 | 508 | 314 | 273 | 268 | 268 | 227 | 145 | 141 | 192 | 121 | 160 | 520 | 432 | 386 | 295 | 223 | 190 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
84 | 84 | 84 | 110 | 167 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 75 | 56 | 66 | 100 | 140 | 140 | 155 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 |
26 | 50 | 75 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 34 | 39 | 65 | — | 136 | 140 | 109 | 66 | 60 | 79 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | 17 | 165 | 195 | 78 | 129 | 288 | 427 | 569 | 617 | 603 | 688 | — | — | 6 | 18 | 18 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 137 | 19 | 99 | 307 | 242 | 325 | 325 | 358 | 158 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 325 | 139 | 0 | 4 |
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