East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

19.6° C

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (31 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	679	615	606	512	430	353	264	216	216	149	147	112	87	84	82	44	808	1442	1728	1446	1505	1141	1316
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	4:37AM1.52m					5:02PM1.58m				5:06AM1.52m				5:30PM1.60m				5:35AM1.49m				5:59PM1.59m
Low Tide			10:47AM0.06m					11:05PM0.17m				11:14AM0.05m				11:36PM0.17m				11:42AM0.08m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	6	7	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	9	11	13	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 13	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	466	477	517	512	430	353	264	216	216	149	147	112	87	84	82	44	808	1442	1728	1446	158	1141	1316
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	W 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 16	SSW 14	S 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 14	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	679	615	606	—	—	—	—	6	12	12	11	25	25	24	21	33	60	61	74	121	16	201	198
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 15	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	20	31	31	30	30	15	15	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 11	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	506	553	670	680	732	716	649	664	678	766	856	815	849	51	30	64	31	1505	79	31
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	122	131	328	368	383	325	142	137	137	137	242	366	325	242	140	137	19	19	242	158	158	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	4															3	4		4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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