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West Pier, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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.
West Pier break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for West Pier, Port Alfred. Use the tab navigation above to view West Pier sea temperature, West Pier photographs, West Pier detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, West Pier webcams, current wind from Port Alfred live weather stations and West Pier tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around West Pier. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Port Alfred surf breaks near to West Pier to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

West Pier Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to 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 Riet River 3 mi
Second closest break Kleinmond(Port Alfred) 8 mi
Third closest break Kellys Beach 9 mi
Fourth closest break Mtati 13 mi
Fifth closest break Hamburg 41 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to West Pier:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 212 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 212 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 348 mi
Fourth closest ski area See (Austria) 3311 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4629 mi

Tide stations nearest to West Pier:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 356 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2643 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2759 mi
Fourth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3136 mi
Fifth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3332 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to West Pier:

Closest city location Port Alfred (South Africa) 1 mi
Second closest city location Bisho (South Africa) 54 mi
Third closest city location Fort Beaufort (South Africa) 59 mi
Fourth closest city location East London (South Africa) 72 mi
Fifth closest city location Port Elizabeth (South Africa) 78 mi