East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

18.8° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 4AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1513	1357	1144	950	965	994	994	1043	1028	1028	919	905	793	793	781	690	679	690	624	606	512	430	353	264
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	NNE	N	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:40AM1.45m				4:05PM1.47m				4:09AM1.50m				4:34PM1.54m				4:37AM1.52m					5:02PM1.58m
Low Tide				9:52AM0.15m				10:06PM0.24m				10:20AM0.09m				10:36PM0.20m				10:47AM0.06m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	16	16	15
Feels °C	9	10	11	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	11	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1513	1357	1144	950	965	994	480	460	443	474	539	551	551	544	567	497	487	424	487	606	512	430	353	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	—	—	—	SSE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	—	—	—	9	994	1043	1028	1028	919	905	793	793	781	690	679	690	624	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	S 10	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	450	663	590	551	576	477	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	528	564	601	723	734
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Heads Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	358	358	358	383	307	264	131	65	0	0	0	0	700	170	19	158	158	65	99	358	368	383	325	142
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)							Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Seal Point	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista			Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)							4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	6

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