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 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
!
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
12
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
396
371
448
432
459
628
1391
1343
1411
1334
983
688
589
534
440
393
380
400
880
1091
1496
1783
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:47AM1.34m
7:18PM1.46m
7:25AM1.23m
7:58PM1.34m
8:07AM1.11m
8:43PM1.22m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.20m
1:31AM0.37m
1:28PM0.33m
2:13AM0.48m
2:08PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
19
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
16
17
14
13
10
8
9
10
12
15
12
13
14
13
12
13
16
15
14
14
15
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