East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.7° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	1	2	0	!	!	!	4	4	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	905	1154	1062	802	789	1012	2734	3832	2379	1969	1974	2553	5478	5063	3348	2717	2230	2033	1797	1513	1261	1346	1452	1487
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	E	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	ESE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				10:42AM0.94m					11:28PM1.07m				12:38PM0.97m				00:57AM1.11m				1:46PM1.07m
Low Tide		4:25AM0.63m				4:30PM0.66m					6:15AM0.62m				6:27PM0.66m				7:32AM0.54m				7:41PM0.58m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	17	18	18	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	15	13	14	5	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	12	12	10	11	14	15	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	905	1154	1062	802	789	140	110	91	311	970	1974	1715	5478	5063	3348	2717	2230	2033	1797	1513	1261	1346	1452	1487
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	SSW 16	SE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9
kJ	205	180	142	142	142	41	28	18	66	65	71	2553	59	270	207	238	238	206	202	284	212	186	181	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	S 23	SSW 22	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ESE 11	—	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	E 10	E 10	—	—
kJ	26	35	37	51	53	—	11	45	14	7	—	49	—	62	53	—	—	72	59	—	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 6	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3
kJ	57	88	795	636	—	1012	2734	3832	2379	1969	1960	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	4	0	0	0	120	170	143	329	187	187	115	120	120	131	4	2	0	0	0	0	131	99	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4				4	7	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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