
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
606 | 998 | 1016 | 830 | 722 | 636 | 595 | 669 | 605 | 595 | 575 | 433 | 426 | 483 | 563 | 504 | 410 | 390 | 325 | 319 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.21m | 6:51AM1.07m | 7:06PM1.06m | 7:36AM0.93m | 8:24PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.44m | 00:51AM0.51m | 12:54PM0.59m | 1:34AM0.65m | 1:45PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
606 | 998 | 1016 | 830 | 722 | 636 | 595 | 595 | 605 | 595 | 575 | 433 | 426 | 483 | 563 | 504 | 410 | 390 | 325 | 319 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — |
270 | 260 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 172 | 222 | 224 | 224 | 12 | 12 | — | 25 | 51 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
585 | 331 | 316 | 541 | 582 | 597 | 592 | 669 | 595 | 718 | 761 | 798 | 746 | 680 | 804 | 836 | 762 | 692 | 619 | 579 | 458 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 572 | 3111 | 383 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 383 | 778 | 781 | 383 | 383 | 369 | 358 | 325 | 158 | 131 | 131 | 158 | 158 | 65 |
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