East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.8° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
659
613
693
486
444
520
497
628
384
384
378
527
939
1027
1346
1234
1496
1426
1622
2655
1886
1016
2359
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM1.06m
10:05PM1.24m
10:36AM1.02m
11:14PM1.21m
11:56AM1.03m
00:19AM1.21m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.48m
4:36AM0.55m
4:29PM0.54m
5:50AM0.54m
5:45PM0.56m
6:52AM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
25
24
22
21
21
20
20
23
21
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
21
24
22
19
18
18
17
17
20
17
17
18
17
17
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
649
659
613
693
486
444
520
497
628
384
384
378
527
939
1027
1346
1234
1496
1426
1622
2655
1886
1012
2359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SW
17
1
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
288
346
228
193
412
248
193
254
26
320
300
288
218
26
26
148
408
497
973
926
897
589
1016
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
SW
22
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
32
29
18
19
4
46
29
24
4
15
15
27
17
29
73
17
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.1
E
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
28
4
44
89
1
1
8
19
35
3
35
60
44
105
194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
16
0
2
2
0
120
120
0
0
0
4
4
120
0
170
19
99
138
119
119
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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