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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 02 Mar 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.6°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 11AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (02 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (02 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131312121212121111111111111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57805957562747524796302123341891165713831189949802710575509379311359450533551540551
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
10
NE
15
SE
15
SE
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NE
10
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
1.59
3:31PM
1.55
3:51AM
1.69
4:02PM
1.60
4:20AM
1.74
4:31PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.12
9:38PM
0.03
10:01AM
0.05
10:07PM
-0.02
10:30AM
0.02
10:34PM
-0.03
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:46-------6:45-------6:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171719202019181717182324232220191819232525242424
Feels °C (?)9911131417171515132122212218171720232324232627
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