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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 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
17.8° C
(Which is 5.0°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 2AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131313131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7482726250084333399335723337315028532759235919971635149713651092934781584579344344280308
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.34
5:54AM
1.35
6:11PM
1.23
6:20AM
1.23
6:43PM
1.10
6:52AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
0.32
12:06PM
0.35
12:12AM
0.44
12:37PM
0.47
12:44AM
0.57
1:22PM
0.59
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------5:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171617202020191918171824272422232626273128
Feels °C (?)141515141315191818171615141520242021232525262926
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