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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.5° C
2.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
!
3
!
3
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
10
1.3
S
11
2
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
2.1
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
411
727
625
549
396
333
448
432
459
639
1263
1238
1568
1230
990
652
589
524
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:40PM1.56m
6:47AM1.34m
7:18PM1.46m
7:25AM1.23m
7:58PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.27m
12:52PM0.20m
1:31AM0.37m
1:28PM0.33m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
16
17
13
13
11
9
9
10
14
15
14
15
14
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