Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 741 | 637 | 544 | 447 | 439 | 415 | 350 | 350 | 292 | 286 | 221 | 191 | 170 | 267 | 131 | 131 | 90 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 75 | 33 |
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-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:38AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.46m | 3:27AM1.58m | 3:58PM1.56m | 4:12AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | 9:00AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:44AM0.06m | 10:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 741 | 637 | 544 | 447 | 439 | 415 | 350 | 350 | 292 | 286 | 583 | 533 | 533 | 284 | 613 | 627 | 562 | 505 | 528 | 526 | 469 | 416 | 427 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 120 | — | 10 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 221 | 191 | 170 | 267 | 131 | 131 | 90 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 75 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | W 11 | SE 11 | SW 15 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | W 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 31 | 118 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 86 | 311 | 480 | 572 | 520 | 535 | 620 | 579 | 465 | 516 | 682 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 571 | 242 | 142 | 115 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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