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East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.1°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 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1661 | 1264 | 910 | 666 | 815 | 1237 | 1016 | 1002 | 890 | 828 | 711 | 734 | 723 | 724 | 522 | 1324 | 418 | 1005 | 1636 | 1625 | 1453 | 959 | 749 | 712 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:50AM 1.71 | 3:09PM 1.57 | 3:23AM 1.79 | 3:44PM 1.62 | 3:58AM 1.81 | 4:19PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:05AM 0.01 | 9:08PM 0.02 | 9:39AM -0.06 | 9:43PM -0.02 | 10:14AM -0.07 | 10:19PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
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