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 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.9°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
8
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
797
1000
933
923
2660
1235
2649
3140
3580
3918
3971
4515
3291
1098
918
1491
2418
2660
2407
1954
1591
1404
1229
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM1.42m
4:54AM1.44m
5:23PM1.44m
5:25AM1.43m
5:55PM1.45m
5:57AM1.39m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.29m
11:07AM0.16m
11:23PM0.30m
11:38AM0.16m
11:57PM0.32m
12:09PM0.19m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
3
1
3
10
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
17
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
18
20
Feels °C
16
16
14
11
8
3
4
5
5
4
6
8
7
7
11
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
0.8
E
8
1.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.7
SE
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
811
797
1000
933
923
88
503
36
24
23
14
121
3267
2090
1098
918
1491
2418
2660
2407
1954
1591
1404
1229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
200
200
200
140
115
68
8
2
288
476
755
627
423
230
115
213
236
309
334
299
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
E
14
0.1
SW
18
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
279
365
121
15
7
15
13
154
148
17
38
37
34
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
SW
5
3
SW
13
3
SW
8
4
SW
10
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
11
Energy kJ
31
87
2660
1235
2649
3140
3580
3918
3971
4515
3291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
4
114
152
141
338
520
442
329
187
123
4
4
16
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
5
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
7
9
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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