East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

16.4°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (24 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	94	326	574	994	1065	1127	1094	953	838	722	666	569	560	550	614	749	762	866	895	1122	1122
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	ESE	SE	ESE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	on	cross-off
High Tide			2:39PM1.52m				2:49AM1.48m				3:05PM1.64m				3:17AM1.56m				3:32PM1.73m
Low Tide	8:25AM0.20m				8:47PM0.19m				8:51AM0.10m				9:14PM0.07m				9:18AM0.02m				9:43PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	2	1	1
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	25	24	21	20	19	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	23	21	19	18	17	19	19	20	25	24	20	19	18	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	86	142	164	994	1065	1127	1094	953	838	722	666	569	560	550	614	749	762	866	895	1122	1122
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ESE 10	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	SE 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 7
kJ	68	122	574	214	164	76	43	43	37	37	41	33	38	31	34	23	27	33	22	24	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 16	SW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	ESE 8	SSE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 11	E 4
kJ	94	326	37	71	70	—	41	36	39	26	44	44	42	24	37	27	21	22	21	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 5	E 6	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	E 7	—	E 7	ENE 7	—
kJ	—	—	189	48	219	252	247	195	56	61	—	9	8	22	12	—	33	—	59	51	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	170	383	256	242	158	65	19	120	122	91	120	114	0	0	0	122	138	131	91	0
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Rating (10 max)	3					4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8

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