East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

16.3°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (25 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SE 6	ESE 7	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	304	431	431	415	322	275	216	182	173	143	98	114	108	100	92	153	290	317	100	78	105	133	117
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:48AM1.52m				3:00PM1.73m				3:21AM1.58m				3:34PM1.77m				3:56AM1.60m				4:09PM1.75m
Low Tide			8:46AM0.07m				9:16PM-0.02m				9:20AM0.02m				9:49PM-0.05m				9:55AM0.02m				10:24PM-0.02m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	13	12	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	18	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	17	17	19	18	18	20	20	19	17	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	15	10	14	16	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SW 10	SSE 8	SSE 9	E 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	304	431	431	415	322	275	216	182	173	143	98	114	108	100	92	153	60	65	100	269	105	133	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 8	SW 8	SW 8	SSE 5	SSE 6	ENE 5	SSE 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 8	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	101	99	92	72	72	53	38	37	6	12	20	37	48	17	20	27	31	33	50	78	52	55	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 9	ESE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SW 9	SSE 5	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SE 11	SSE 9	S 9	SW 10	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	7	10	16	23	29	17	37	30	49	29	28	14	50	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	E 4	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 6	ESE 7	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	11	28	51	35	29	32	41	290	317	270	—	227	227	238
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	114	170	120	0	16	19	131	131	365	365	158	131	122	19	325	202	700	290	295	295	158
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hullets Reef	Hullets Reef	Hullets Reef	Seal Point	Kromme Rivermouth	J-Bay	J-Bay	Sea Vista			Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Claptons Coils	Noncom (Cape Recife)		Oyster Bay					Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	1	2	2		2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6

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