East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	4	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1208	1280	1398	650	534	431	347	303	297	415	627	835	2001	4304	5116	3476	2389	2268	2339	1903	2107	2402	2308	2162
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	S	E	ENE	NE	NE	SW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:07PM0.94m				12:14PM1.07m				00:26AM1.06m				12:55PM1.23m				1:08AM1.19m				1:27PM1.38m
Low Tide			5:28AM0.63m				6:28PM0.63m				6:29AM0.51m				7:08PM0.47m				7:07AM0.38m				7:41PM0.32m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	18	19	19	18	18	18	16	19	22	20	19	18	17	17	16	17	19	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	8	9	12	16	15	13	12	15	14	12	16	15	13	13	14	14	14	11	12	13	12	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SE 10	SW 11	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	96	1040	794	650	534	431	347	303	297	415	627	835	65	55	4088	2777	43	45	1987	49	39	25	25	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 9	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	40	65	62	48	48	31	77	103	69	115	95	81	51	38	41	42	14	14	48	15	7	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 10	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	ENE 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	13	28	16	16	15	24	9	11	118	50	23	67	—	—	27	27	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	—	SW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	1208	1280	1398	—	—	54	35	88	—	5	16	44	2001	4304	5116	3476	2389	2268	2339	1903	2107	2402	2308	2162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	4	4	5	7	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	131	383	366	158	19	120	114	0	366	329	329	115	4	4	115	170	329	772	329	325	290
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	Kromme Rivermouth	Sea Vista	Van Stadens Mouth			Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	J-Bay	J-Bay	J-Bay					Riet River	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	3			3	2	4	4	4					7	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	7	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	6

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