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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
 (Which is 3.3°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: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111121212121212121211111111111110991010111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224519351842175314851379121511941044889739543476515572759778544477442540531938787
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.49
4:18AM
1.49
4:21PM
1.54
4:47AM
1.55
4:51PM
1.55
5:17AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.12
10:17AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.06
10:49AM
0.18
11:02PM
0.03
11:20AM
0.16
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset7:23-------7:23-------7:23-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211918181719212121201918172020202020202019202323
Feels °C (?)131516161517181718201715151617171618181817171818
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