East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.4° C

2.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1914
1877
1901
2116
1266
1152
1797
2089
1977
2510
1756
1788
1760
1905
1884
1786
1590
1369
1090
616
480
429
273
189
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:48AM1.49m
6:22PM1.51m
6:33AM1.38m
7:11PM1.45m
7:21AM1.26m
8:03PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.19m
12:01PM0.12m
00:31AM0.27m
12:45PM0.19m
1:24AM0.37m
1:31PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
19
18
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
16
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
16
15
13
12
12
14
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
9
8
11
16
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1914
1877
1901
2116
1266
1152
1797
2089
1977
1893
1756
1788
1760
1905
1884
1786
1590
1369
1090
616
480
429
188
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.6
SSW
18
0.2
E
7
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
S
10
1
SSE
9
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
9
7
249
3
793
671
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
185
177
235
189
273
189
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
10
5
7
8
8
8
7
12
2
41
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
2.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
19
21
75
2510
7
21
54
94
107
140
203
200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
120
120
121
4
4
4
122
121
0
747
152
99
19
119
137
131
19
158
158
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
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