East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

17.0° C

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 6	SW 7	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	249	131	102	90	67	67	63	65	67	35	33	37	37	106	174	457	804	735	603	1824	1524	1380	1094	936
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SSE	ESE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		3:27AM1.58m				3:58PM1.56m				4:12AM1.61m				4:41PM1.63m				4:53AM1.59m					5:22PM1.66m
Low Tide				9:44AM0.06m				10:04PM0.12m				10:26AM0.01m				10:49PM0.10m					11:04AM-0.00m


	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	17	16	16	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	18	20	18	17	18
Feels °C	15	15	14	17	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	18	20	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	249	472	483	442	465	544	563	561	511	524	474	434	449	400	353	393	804	735	603	1824	1524	1380	1094	936
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	183	131	102	90	67	67	63	65	67	35	22	37	37	39	57	346	296	308	396	396	389	332	326	326
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 18	S 18	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSW 13	SW 10	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	121	6	6	28	26	15	27	14	14	8	33	23	8	9	31	160	195	402	551	5	5	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	10	12	23	67	106	174	457	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	2	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	120	120	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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