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 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.1°C
3.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
!
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
384
307
288
230
222
235
185
160
160
123
112
180
286
615
1424
2283
1480
1267
909
672
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SW
20
SW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
20
SW
15
S
15
NE
15
NE
15
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
S
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM1.62m
5:33AM1.44m
5:47PM1.49m
5:59AM1.33m
6:12PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.07m
11:31PM0.14m
11:33AM0.18m
11:56PM0.25m
11:59AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
20
17
19
24
23
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
16
16
Feels °C
24
22
20
21
20
19
16
18
20
19
17
18
17
17
14
10
10
9
9
12
10
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