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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 9PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
2
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212131313131113121213131313141616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)459942724239385929712481232924572197236613894552610558855681586358085747651677587354670158485205
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.49
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.36
6:38AM
1.34
7:14PM
1.23
7:38AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.17
12:08PM
0.20
12:24AM
0.32
12:56PM
0.35
1:23AM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset--5:44-------5:43-------5:42-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C192018161514141622242018171615151818181717161615
Feels °C (?)9101112121110121616121010987910121416151412
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