East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.4° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2344
1928
1665
1358
1088
997
840
778
765
633
583
533
463
360
314
273
233
235
220
373
455
486
461
391
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:57AM1.39m
6:29PM1.44m
6:31AM1.34m
7:05PM1.42m
7:11AM1.27m
7:47PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:43PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:21PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
19
22
22
21
20
19
17
17
19
20
19
18
19
19
Feels °C
11
10
13
14
14
14
13
11
10
10
14
19
18
16
16
15
13
13
16
17
17
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
2344
1928
1665
1358
1088
997
840
778
765
633
583
533
463
360
314
273
233
204
200
373
455
486
461
391
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
222
261
319
296
284
241
208
181
173
163
138
135
95
97
99
52
54
235
220
160
157
108
106
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
38
37
34
62
29
41
27
102
98
86
123
85
120
127
102
101
116
21
24
29
28
27
29
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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