East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.0°C
3.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
10
2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1874
2078
700
848
1177
1131
1135
1037
998
913
561
601
723
740
1024
951
761
602
539
311
220
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00PM1.78m
4:16AM1.62m
4:31PM1.77m
4:47AM1.59m
5:03PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:47AM-0.02m
10:12PM-0.04m
10:16AM-0.03m
10:43PM-0.02m
10:48AM0.02m
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:52
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Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
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