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East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
498 | 71 | 51 | 71 | 106 | 154 | 141 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 147 | 96 | 94 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 179 | 314 | 453 | 530 | 527 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.40m | 6:41AM1.33m | 7:24PM1.31m | 7:41AM1.19m | 8:36PM1.24m | 8:58AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:58PM0.30m | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:58PM0.40m | 2:58AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 101 | 71 | 47 | 71 | 106 | 154 | 141 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 287 | 223 | 168 | 152 | 131 | 111 | 90 | 74 | 179 | 58 | 44 | 137 | 167 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 147 | 96 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 101 | 74 | 98 | 144 | 89 | 59 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | ESE 13 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 60 | 94 | 68 | 66 | 106 | 103 | 71 | 99 | 147 | 92 | 29 | 18 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NNW 2 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 498 | 554 | 602 | 657 | 681 | 636 | 515 | 422 | 333 | 315 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 54 | 1 | 314 | 453 | 530 | 527 | 428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 321 | 242 | 158 | 137 | 131 | 19 | 2 | 121 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 122 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 114 | 120 |
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