East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

19.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (31 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun night).
	Friday 31								Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	679	679	615	606	512	430	353	264	216	216	451	147	112	87	84	82	44	1295	1289	1267	1184	990	938	222
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		4:37AM1.52m					5:02PM1.58m				5:06AM1.52m				5:30PM1.60m				5:35AM1.49m				5:59PM1.59m
Low Tide				10:47AM0.06m					11:05PM0.17m				11:14AM0.05m				11:36PM0.17m				11:42AM0.08m


	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	18	17	15	15	14	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	16	19	18	16	17
Feels °C	15	13	12	12	12	11	8	9	7	6	7	9	10	9	9	8	7	8	7	10	14	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11
kJ	477	466	477	517	512	430	353	264	216	216	451	147	112	87	84	82	44	1295	1289	1267	1184	990	938	1144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	W 18	SW 18	SW 12	W 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 16	SSW 15	S 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	679	679	615	606	—	—	—	—	6	12	149	5	25	25	24	21	33	60	61	75	123	158	156	222
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	SW 15	E 16	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	35	5	21	31	31	30	30	16	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	506	553	670	680	732	732	71	664	732	839	875	932	951	53	37	43	31	51	50	97
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	19	19	99	328	368	383	325	142	137	137	137	242	366	325	242	142	139	19	19	158	158	158	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4															4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	7	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	5

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