East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s 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 (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
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4
4
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5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1302
2455
3206
2092
2252
2261
2553
2940
4285
3134
2717
2230
2033
1797
1579
1280
1346
1510
1487
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:28PM1.07m
12:38PM0.97m
00:57AM1.11m
1:46PM1.07m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.66m
6:15AM0.62m
6:27PM0.66m
7:32AM0.54m
7:41PM0.58m
clear
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
11
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
8
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
13
16
14
12
11
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