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West Pier in Port Alfred is an exposed beach/Pier break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach breaks are all lefts. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall West Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Port Alfred surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of West Pier

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to West Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	East Pier	1 mi
Second closest break	Riet River	3 mi
Third closest break	Kleinmond (Port Alfred)	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Kellys Beach	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Mtati	13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to West Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4389 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5398 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5434 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5792 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5878 mi
Tide stations nearest to West Pier:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	356 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2638 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2756 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3131 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3325 mi
Ski Resorts closest to West Pier:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	213 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	349 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	349 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	349 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	349 mi
Town and city forecasts close to West Pier:
Closest city location	Port Alfred (South Africa)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Grahamstown (South Africa)	30 mi
Third closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	55 mi
Fourth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	57 mi
Fifth closest city location	Fort Beaufort (South Africa)	59 mi

• The closest passenger airport to West Pier is Bisho Airport (VIY) in South Africa, 88 km (55 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to West Pier is East London Airport (ELS), also in South Africa, 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Third is Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) in South Africa, 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 188 km (117 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to West Pier and is 284 km (176 miles) away.