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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 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
18.6° C
(Which is 5.0°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 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.9
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121287777887881413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)784784727715838737614319219497537537543569176128516447464336082178232
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
E
50
ENE
35
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
1.75
5:32PM
1.58
5:53AM
1.71
6:04PM
1.50
6:26AM
1.61
6:39PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.03
11:36PM
-0.01
12:04PM
0.09
12:07AM
0.08
12:39PM
0.20
12:42AM
0.21
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset----6:59-------6:58-------6:57---
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212224242323232323232323232324242424282927262524
Feels °C (?)222326242224252525232121202123232424272723242826
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