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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
2.4
WSW
7
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
97
96
94
110
106
79
284
486
1566
2561
2473
2614
3209
3580
4140
4264
4381
4854
5138
5997
5955
6813
4796
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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
off
High Tide
00:18AM1.22m
12:44PM1.13m
1:10AM1.35m
1:32PM1.23m
1:48AM1.45m
2:08PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.49m
6:48PM0.43m
7:34AM0.37m
7:31PM0.34m
8:09AM0.27m
8:07PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
26
24
22
21
19
17
16
16
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
21
21
21
26
23
23
22
14
11
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
6
7
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
Energy kJ
187
157
157
157
196
314
384
379
268
216
142
117
102
79
79
78
53
53
52
51
51
50
5227
4796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
99
97
96
94
110
106
79
15
21
21
13
13
13
3
3
3
50
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
20
19
18
17
17
16
23
9
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSE
3
1.2
SW
10
2.4
WSW
7
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
284
486
1566
2561
2473
2614
3209
3580
4140
4264
4381
4854
5138
5997
5955
6813
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
0
0
0
0
0
140
122
12
140
309
466
653
782
944
839
772
274
274
280
307
329
329
329
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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