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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 Wednesday 06 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
20.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
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 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
807 | 1768 | 5733 | 5519 | 5419 | 5692 | 6077 | 6000 | 4191 | 4272 | 6105 | 4554 | 5516 | 6371 | 7557 | 7577 | 6960 | 6847 | 7074 | 7187 | 6629 | 6225 | 5428 | 4699 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | off | off | 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 | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:39AM1.33m | 6:06PM1.24m | 6:12AM1.24m | 6:49PM1.15m | 6:54AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:06AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:49AM0.56m | 1:22PM0.50m | 1:56AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 807 | 1768 | 5733 | 5519 | 5419 | 5692 | 6077 | 6000 | 4191 | 4272 | 6105 | 1835 | 1121 | 561 | 7557 | 6689 | 6960 | 6847 | 7074 | 7187 | 6629 | 6225 | 5428 | 4699 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 8 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 18 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 601 | 93 | 66 | 51 | 24 | 54 | 54 | 8 | 69 | 63 | 31 | 48 | 18 | 42 | 75 | 216 | 229 | 100 | 50 | 71 | 53 | 129 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 23 | SE 22 | SSE 20 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 328 | 41 | 91 | 64 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | 10 | 18 | 40 | — | 15 | 58 | 51 | 111 | 75 | 111 | 52 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3736 | 3207 | — | 4554 | 5516 | 6371 | — | 7577 | 54 | 125 | 85 | 82 | 126 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 114 | 115 | 4 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 115 | 280 | 439 | 474 | 520 | 329 | 329 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 122 | 123 | 329 | 122 | 120 | 4 | 4 |
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