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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 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
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 12PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)17161413131211121211111111111010101010979910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21942916219022329218717311649146263750343138929725323419619213936013610187231
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
20
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.10
2:09PM
1.24
2:43AM
1.20
2:47PM
1.34
3:16AM
1.31
3:21PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
0.54
8:32PM
0.40
8:38AM
0.44
9:06PM
0.29
9:13AM
0.35
9:36PM
0.20
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-5:16-------5:18-------5:18------
Sunset----7:24-------7:24-------7:24---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1111-1----1-------121
Temp. °C202323212120202020202020212020202121232423222120
Feels °C (?)182020171817171718181919191818192019212222232016
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