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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 Tuesday 05 May 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
313 | 313 | 248 | 204 | 222 | 701 | 1493 | 731 | 724 | 6383 | 6483 | 6211 | 6723 | 6960 | 7938 | 7401 | 5833 | 5137 | 3591 | 3834 | 5996 | 7767 | 7291 | 6992 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.42m | 5:33PM1.32m | 5:39AM1.33m | 6:06PM1.24m | 6:12AM1.24m | 6:49PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:31PM0.37m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:06AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:49AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 |
4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 |
 kJ | 284 | 313 | 248 | 204 | 189 | 126 | 414 | 731 | 3372 | 1997 | 6483 | 6211 | 6723 | 6960 | 7938 | 7401 | 5833 | 5137 | 2381 | 1803 | 1307 | 802 | 619 | 6607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | — | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 313 | 254 | 246 | 164 | 130 | 140 | 180 | 12 | 724 | 2173 | 31 | 66 | 50 | 24 | 54 | 54 | 8 | 100 | 44 | 13 | — | 18 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 19 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 91 | 91 | 33 | — | 28 | 28 | — | 15 | 88 | — | — | — | 18 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | NW 3 | SE 11 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | NNE 5 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 105 | 222 | 701 | 1493 | 2117 | 6 | 6383 | — | — | — | 158 | — | 85 | 2320 | 2083 | 3591 | 3834 | 5996 | 7767 | 7291 | 6992 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 114 | 166 | 329 | 247 | 99 | 114 | 115 | 4 | 115 | 137 | 139 | 4 | 115 | 445 | 520 | 520 | 329 | 187 | 187 | 123 |
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