East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.1° C

2.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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0
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0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1242
3154
6162
5805
4676
4054
3492
2389
2423
3368
3015
3054
2907
2718
2248
2039
2088
1645
1314
1159
1033
985
887
694
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM1.29m
1:50AM1.54m
2:25PM1.39m
2:41AM1.60m
3:13PM1.47m
3:30AM1.63m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.29m
8:15AM0.16m
8:23PM0.21m
9:03AM0.09m
9:14PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
4
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
6
7
7
6
7
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
14
17
16
17
14
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
3
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
73
56
41
41
28
28
2751
2389
2423
3368
3015
3054
2907
2718
2248
2039
2088
1645
1314
1159
1033
985
887
694
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
36
43
44
68
61
59
59
57
55
53
34
34
40
62
47
47
41
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
61
33
33
30
31
27
42
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
0.4
WSW
3
1.4
WSW
5
1.9
SW
6
Energy kJ
1242
3154
6162
5805
4676
4054
3492
12
24
27
42
70
73
2
91
278
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
7
1
7
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
141
520
781
329
247
142
4
123
114
170
142
383
99
242
19
19
2
2
16
0
0
91
187
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
7
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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