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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
19.2° C
 (Which is 3.9°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 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121211111111111111111514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12041265101887587570062653653640739332536030823323322437545762110148887992142
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
S
35
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.93
12:06PM
1.09
1:08AM
0.99
1:19PM
1.15
2:03AM
1.10
2:09PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
0.67
6:52PM
0.59
6:54AM
0.63
7:52PM
0.50
7:56AM
0.54
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---5:15-------5:16-------5:16----
Sunset------7:25-------7:24-------7:24-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1---1-1
Temp. °C222221232525242222212122242525232322202224222020
Feels °C (?)222121232425242424232423232425252519181921181516
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