East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
8
1.9
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
301
388
639
612
563
546
500
515
515
488
463
315
309
273
315
325
488
660
756
988
1117
1383
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SW
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41AM1.59m
4:59PM1.72m
5:10AM1.56m
5:28PM1.69m
5:40AM1.50m
6:00PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:44AM-0.02m
11:09PM0.05m
11:13AM0.02m
11:39PM0.09m
11:43AM0.09m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
14
14
15
14
17
16
14
16
16
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