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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.4°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 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 127mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
SSW
12
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSE
6
2.4
SE
6
3
ESE
7
3.5
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
9
4
SE
11
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
499
377
371
308
416
363
367
246
188
437
811
1379
1475
1947
3664
6292
5968
5878
5616
6452
7997
4045
7833
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
35
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
ESE
50
E
35
E
40
NE
15
W
25
SW
40
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
5
SW
5
S
25
WSW
40
W
60
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM1.39m
5:10AM1.42m
5:33PM1.32m
5:39AM1.33m
6:06PM1.24m
6:12AM1.24m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.18m
11:01PM0.28m
11:22AM0.25m
11:31PM0.37m
11:54AM0.33m
00:06AM0.46m
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
3
4
6
4
7
6
10
21
19
17
10
5
3
4
2
1
2
Temp °C
25
23
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
16
13
13
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
23
19
20
21
20
17
16
16
15
14
14
12
15
14
14
8
6
8
11
16
14
10
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SSW
11
3.5
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
9
4
SE
11
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5.5
SSE
12
4
SE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
367
499
377
371
308
373
313
254
212
151
189
140
164
1475
1947
3664
6292
5968
5878
5616
6452
7997
4045
1825
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
1
SSW
5
1
SW
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SW
12
1.4
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
180
132
191
62
212
29
29
24
246
164
115
126
164
469
1069
1860
31
66
51
24
54
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
51
41
29
194
52
12
23
23
24
24
7
7
13
12
31
41
91
63
27
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
5
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
2.4
SE
6
3
ESE
7
3.5
ESE
8
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
W
4
2.5
S
10
0.4
SW
15
4.5
SW
10
6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
23
40
55
416
363
367
69
188
437
811
1379
79
17
1249
54
3854
7833
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
9
4
4
Distance (km)
120
170
170
121
0
114
114
122
166
170
325
285
307
247
4
121
280
140
115
4
121
122
269
338
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
5
9
9
5
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
5
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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