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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.7°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 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.7
W
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
314
208
278
1259
3255
4234
3594
3225
2219
1600
2923
4823
9111
11745
8797
6690
6116
5508
4788
4553
5119
7186
9852
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM1.01m
10:59PM1.14m
11:24AM1.06m
00:03AM1.27m
12:28PM1.17m
00:51AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.55m
5:21AM0.59m
5:27PM0.49m
6:25AM0.45m
6:25PM0.39m
7:13AM0.30m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
21
19
18
16
14
14
14
17
21
22
22
22
22
18
20
17
16
20
22
18
17
17
17
19
10
8
7
3
2
2
3
7
11
10
10
10
11
11
15
12
12
14
13
11
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
0.4
SE
12
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
0.3
SE
12
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
231
201
144
99
54
147
96
3594
3225
2219
1600
37
4823
9111
23
8797
6116
5508
8
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
367
314
208
100
64
41
25
72
58
37
37
18
37
22
8
8
5
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
180
178
138
114
61
25
28
38
23
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
1.1
W
4
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
4
2.2
W
6
3.5
WSW
12
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
5.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
6
SW
12
Energy kJ
3
37
172
278
1259
3255
4234
66
48
41
360
2923
85
55
11745
6690
4788
4553
5119
7186
9852
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
9
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
Distance (km)
65
141
123
187
332
439
187
404
119
119
269
187
321
321
321
115
187
123
114
321
321
332
152
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
8
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
9
6
9
9
6
4
4
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest