East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 SAST
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)--
Afternoon (01 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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!
!
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3
4
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131213141414141414141313131313121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)560651525105925557005891562747523719274223341891152813211189949802669575509379311359458
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
10
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
15
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
1.47
3:20AM
1.59
3:31PM
1.55
3:51AM
1.69
4:02PM
1.60
4:20AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.12
9:30AM
0.12
9:38PM
0.03
10:01AM
0.05
10:07PM
-0.02
10:30AM
0.02
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset6:49-------6:46-------6:45-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918161617192020191817171823252422211918202426
Feels °C (?)1012111099111214171715141421222222231918222425
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