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 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.7° C

3.2°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)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 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
360
308
273
233
235
166
330
463
494
453
437
453
619
604
604
798
657
718
718
718
822
904
904
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
0
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM1.42m
7:11AM1.27m
7:47PM1.38m
7:59AM1.19m
8:39PM1.34m
9:03AM1.11m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.38m
1:21PM0.29m
2:04AM0.42m
2:07PM0.36m
3:05AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
18
18
20
22
19
20
20
22
21
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
Feels °C
18
16
17
15
13
14
17
19
16
16
16
18
17
13
13
16
17
18
16
15
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
463
360
308
273
233
204
166
330
463
494
453
437
453
619
604
604
798
657
718
718
718
822
904
904
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
93
99
67
53
54
235
154
160
157
108
106
82
84
68
44
45
44
32
35
45
25
46
26
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SW
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
82
127
120
101
116
18
20
15
16
8
17
19
20
30
49
48
48
11
35
35
22
22
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.7
WSW
3
1.2
SW
5
Energy kJ
3
4
6
16
4
1
25
34
26
10
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
19
2
2
0
0
4
120
120
0
0
0
0
0
4
121
329
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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