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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212121211131313121313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)375932423001235221732434264725982431226914201390146911671029928848822702638638528447439
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
30
E
40
E
40
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
5
SE
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
1.25
2:11PM
1.37
2:23AM
1.36
2:43PM
1.51
2:54AM
1.46
3:11PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.34
8:24PM
0.31
8:31AM
0.22
8:55PM
0.20
8:59AM
0.12
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:05----
Sunset------6:05-------6:06-------6:06-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413151718171615151516191918181818181923232418
Feels °C (?)12119101212111213131414141211101011111220192613
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at East Pier (Port Alfred) (calm at West Bank wx 2 km from East Pier (Port Alfred)). A 3.5m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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