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 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
15.0°C
4.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s 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 (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
822
651
613
535
511
435
428
414
314
298
293
256
252
773
1603
1714
1783
1675
1455
1346
1091
956
822
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
10
S
15
SE
20
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
55
E
50
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38AM1.60m
3:57PM1.77m
4:09AM1.62m
4:27PM1.77m
4:39AM1.59m
4:55PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:42AM-0.03m
10:08PM-0.00m
10:12AM-0.04m
10:37PM0.01m
10:40AM-0.00m
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part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
15
16
16
19
18
15
16
15
16
16
17
19
18
17
15
14
15
15
12
11
10
9
8
11
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