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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131212131312121313121312141413131313131313131413131414141414141414141413141413131313910101111111212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)298227742433215722522265215813721257128212201428131011811264209935213499275721792020162214971435160917562684538174438247681513053508152045078463936183024246619051579146913031093140822351680186416681814193817831753142111811032831739749620
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
SW
15
SSW
0
E
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.22
2:46AM
1.36
3:17PM
1.31
3:23AM
1.43
3:52PM
1.39
3:58AM
1.48
4:26PM
1.46
4:32AM
1.51
5:00PM
1.51
5:06AM
1.52
5:35PM
1.55
5:41AM
1.49
6:11PM
1.55
6:18AM
1.43
6:50PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
0.37
8:33PM
0.42
9:05AM
0.28
9:13PM
0.35
9:40AM
0.20
9:50PM
0.29
10:13AM
0.14
10:26PM
0.24
10:46AM
0.09
11:02PM
0.22
11:19AM
0.08
11:40PM
0.21
11:52AM
0.09
12:19AM
0.23
12:28PM
0.13
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:15-------7:15-------7:15-------7:13----
Sunset--5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:19-------5:20-------5:20-------5:21-------5:22-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161920191817161522262724191616161820191721221917181918171514151314161514141313121623201715151513151716151414131315161615
Feels °C (?)121417141311101016182219151414151818151517161513141413128666711121311975122016121010119111312131212101011121314
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