East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.3° C

2.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)--
Afternoon (14 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3251
3054
2907
2718
2676
2039
1857
1645
1336
1159
1108
887
887
793
614
1423
1350
1090
906
822
508
412
334
281
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:25PM1.39m
2:41AM1.60m
3:13PM1.47m
3:30AM1.63m
4:01PM1.53m
4:17AM1.62m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.21m
9:03AM0.09m
9:14PM0.15m
9:49AM0.05m
10:04PM0.12m
10:33AM0.04m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
18
18
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
16
14
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
13
14
15
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3251
3054
2907
2718
2676
2039
1857
1645
1336
1159
1108
887
887
793
614
46
49
50
906
822
508
412
246
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
Energy kJ
61
59
59
57
55
53
34
64
67
56
44
56
62
49
45
13
15
23
50
36
276
276
334
281
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
33
33
30
16
16
15
22
54
55
36
35
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
11
1
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
9
55
40
47
69
98
17
83
131
253
1423
1350
1090
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
91
99
91
242
91
19
2
19
19
0
4
123
121
0
325
329
187
4
0
4
0
19
19
131
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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