East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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

15.6°C

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (29 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).
	Tue 29					Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	770	614	528	318	270	219	311	504	553	660	614	497	380	314	237	172	151	114	113	80	74
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:03PM1.71m				5:20AM1.51m				5:37PM1.59m				5:56AM1.39m				6:15PM1.44m
Low Tide	10:48AM0.02m					11:16PM0.05m				11:21AM0.11m				11:51PM0.16m				11:58AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	19	20	18	17	16	15	14	16	23	25	22	20	20
Feels °C	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	12	9	8	7	7	7	11	19	20	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	770	614	528	318	270	189	311	504	553	660	614	497	380	314	237	172	140	90	85	80	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	197	137	112	208	208	219	170	164	157	196	174	264	226	207	163	163	151	114	113	50	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	42	42	130	40	117	32	58	87	86	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	—	7	7	60	100	131	183	282	371	567	846	1090	1308	1454	1444	1343	1149	1149	1230	1258	1373
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	747	728	728	383	383	383	383	358	366	366	383	383	328	328	328	158	131	138	325	158	158
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)																Van Stadens Mouth	Claptons Coils	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)																4	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	5

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