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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 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
19.8° 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 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
!
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
12
3
SE
7
3.5
ESE
8
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
5
SE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
S
11
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
313
248
204
222
701
1493
731
724
6383
6483
6211
6723
6960
7938
7401
5833
5137
3591
3834
5996
7767
7291
6992
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
45
ENE
30
NE
15
SSE
30
W
20
W
20
SW
15
NNW
15
N
15
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
W
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10AM1.42m
5:33PM1.32m
5:39AM1.33m
6:06PM1.24m
6:12AM1.24m
6:49PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.25m
11:31PM0.37m
11:54AM0.33m
00:06AM0.46m
12:32PM0.41m
00:49AM0.56m
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
4
6
5
5
7
9
7
11
5
3
12
2
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
14
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
14
15
14
14
10
11
13
14
15
8
14
13
12
10
11
7
9
12
10
8
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
4.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
5
S
12
Energy kJ
284
313
248
204
189
126
414
731
3372
1997
6483
6211
6723
6960
7938
7401
5833
5137
2381
1803
1307
802
619
6607
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.1
SW
18
1.7
SSW
11
3
S
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
21
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
SSE
20
Energy kJ
313
254
246
164
130
140
180
12
724
2173
31
66
50
24
54
54
8
100
44
13
18
40
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SE
19
Energy kJ
29
24
24
24
23
7
14
49
31
12
91
91
33
28
28
15
88
18
96
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
3
SE
7
3.5
ESE
8
4
E
9
0.5
NW
3
5
SE
11
0.6
WSW
15
1.3
NNE
5
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
4
S
11
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
Energy kJ
38
105
222
701
1493
2117
6
6383
158
85
2320
2083
3591
3834
5996
7767
7291
6992
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
7
4
5
5
8
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
114
114
114
115
114
166
329
247
99
114
115
4
115
137
139
4
115
445
520
520
329
187
187
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
9
9
7
8
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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