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 am 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
12
1.6
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
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
699
633
583
533
463
360
308
273
233
235
166
373
455
494
461
437
453
546
669
679
657
646
646
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:31AM1.34m
7:05PM1.42m
7:11AM1.27m
7:47PM1.38m
7:59AM1.19m
8:39PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.34m
12:43PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:21PM0.29m
2:04AM0.42m
2:07PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
22
22
21
21
19
18
17
19
20
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
10
10
13
18
18
17
17
15
14
13
16
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
12
1.6
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
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
778
699
633
583
533
463
360
308
273
233
204
166
373
455
494
461
437
453
546
669
679
657
646
646
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
204
196
163
156
109
93
81
88
53
54
235
154
160
154
108
106
82
84
68
67
31
29
29
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
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
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
102
98
86
123
85
82
127
102
101
116
20
23
23
26
19
20
29
29
30
31
48
48
46
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
W
2
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
10
1
41
47
10
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
12
2
2
0
0
0
114
120
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
9
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