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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 4.2°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 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121211111111111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)509525517854528444423582563488480414530483400329291247169140145265270290
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
0
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
20
SW
30
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.96
12:31AM
1.07
12:42PM
1.08
1:13AM
1.24
1:25PM
1.22
1:46AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.62
6:41AM
0.62
6:49PM
0.49
7:24AM
0.45
7:27PM
0.34
7:59AM
0.28
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212119202021222120202020202122222121212122
Feels °C (?)202020222320222123211920212122212020191717182020
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