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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
20.5° C
 (Which is 2.7°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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SE
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1099998789101111121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1391281011011446157379612792096232823161637151014021236127811001044889669543515515
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
10
ESE
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.40
3:51PM
1.49
4:18AM
1.49
4:21PM
1.54
4:47AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.35
9:36PM
0.20
9:46AM
0.27
10:05PM
0.12
10:17AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.06
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:20-------5:20-------5:22
Sunset--7:24-------7:23-------7:23-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1211------1----------
Temp. °C232424222119192021222120181817192121212020181720
Feels °C (?)202123231713141312131416161614161817181919161517
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