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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)--
Afternoon (15 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (15 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121212121218161616151516161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19661246125681370357950040540538031731123725634839045278374410101291145511451114
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
E
20
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
10
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.43
3:30AM
1.48
3:35PM
1.52
3:57AM
1.60
4:03PM
1.59
4:25AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.17
9:32AM
0.21
9:45PM
0.06
10:01AM
0.12
10:11PM
-0.01
10:31AM
0.05
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:50--
Sunset7:05-------7:04-------7:01-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212019191820242524222120192127272624232322242626
Feels °C (?)161514141213171817151514141725242626252624272725
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