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East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
478 | 392 | 386 | 362 | 362 | 330 | 412 | 590 | 639 | 54 | 51 | 109 | 106 | 154 | 141 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 131 | 96 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.48m | 5:51AM1.47m | 6:25PM1.40m | 6:41AM1.33m | 7:24PM1.31m | 7:41AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.21m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:58PM0.30m | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:58PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 184 | 205 | 179 | 176 | 121 | 115 | 113 | 75 | 99 | 52 | 47 | 109 | 106 | 154 | 141 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 131 | 295 | 199 | 167 | 138 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 131 | 140 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 96 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 49 | 65 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 84 | 115 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 478 | 392 | 386 | 362 | 362 | 330 | 412 | 590 | 639 | 595 | 553 | 570 | 512 | 509 | 480 | 393 | 393 | 400 | 366 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 247 | 99 | 242 | 99 | 269 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 325 | 321 | 242 | 140 | 142 | 158 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
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