East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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5
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4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4549
5013
5433
4721
3786
2757
1835
2041
2646
3090
3135
2904
2596
2145
1801
1476
1271
1088
939
855
855
711
633
611
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23PM1.44m
5:25AM1.43m
5:55PM1.45m
5:57AM1.39m
6:29PM1.44m
6:31AM1.34m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.30m
11:38AM0.16m
11:57PM0.32m
12:09PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:43PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
13
14
17
19
19
18
17
15
14
14
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
19
23
Feels °C
4
3
5
5
6
8
11
14
16
15
13
11
10
9
12
14
14
15
12
11
10
10
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
12
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
22
13
41
116
3284
1685
1835
2041
2646
3090
3135
2904
2596
2145
1801
1476
1271
1088
939
855
855
711
633
611
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
10
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
9
Energy kJ
653
1565
1028
701
459
361
112
104
87
204
217
213
217
188
181
150
141
99
53
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
15
7
15
14
13
12
135
65
51
37
34
62
28
28
28
41
98
86
123
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
4549
5013
5433
4721
3786
2757
1696
8
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
442
329
187
122
187
16
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
4
4
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
6
6
9
9
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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