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 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1648
1759
1655
1478
1464
542
1221
1192
1102
970
862
814
753
663
710
625
480
539
660
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:55AM1.03m
1:45PM1.05m
1:47AM1.15m
2:19PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.73m
7:31AM0.59m
7:43PM0.61m
8:08AM0.45m
8:19PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
14
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
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