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 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
547
389
369
350
408
411
418
336
274
248
170
164
126
107
106
92
85
142
490
600
546
496
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
SW
5
E
10
N
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM1.55m
4:05PM1.66m
4:13AM1.59m
4:32PM1.71m
4:41AM1.59m
4:59PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.03m
10:11PM0.08m
10:17AM-0.01m
10:39PM0.05m
10:44AM-0.02m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
31
27
24
26
29
24
25
28
31
22
18
18
18
17
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
18
20
27
25
24
24
25
23
21
23
27
18
13
14
16
15
13
15
12
12
12
13
13
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