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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Jun 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 1.4°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 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (17 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
5
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
6
SW
6
SW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414121313131313131314131515151414141313131313131313131312121213131211111113131212121212111111111616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)17221726203020302218567923108736149736583608111135452644574735511858595337497043143954330128752682297611156623511323124911078384531399646603867405528393206240419301589131210848386295396048371033242426302684326660616670694168906003500645454047
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
NW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
S
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
1.34
8:20AM
1.18
9:08PM
1.33
9:33AM
1.12
10:19PM
1.34
10:55AM
1.12
11:31PM
1.38
12:13PM
1.16
12:38AM
1.43
1:18PM
1.25
1:38AM
1.49
2:14PM
1.34
2:31AM
1.54
3:04PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.31
2:23AM
0.45
2:31PM
0.37
3:34AM
0.46
3:38PM
0.41
4:51AM
0.44
4:52PM
0.42
6:05AM
0.37
6:07PM
0.40
7:09AM
0.29
7:14PM
0.34
8:04AM
0.21
8:13PM
0.27
8:53AM
0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16----
Sunset--5:10-------5:10-------5:10-------5:10-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------1--211--------------------------
Temp. °C181917161614141518171615141313131618161515141312192019161615151516161615141312131922201816151414171917161614131216181817
Feels °C (?)1616141312109999101010910101416141413111071212128545710131412109891519181713111010111312121110101013141414
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