East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.0°C
3.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
625
625
615
500
458
396
366
294
989
1106
1179
1155
1120
1086
763
763
787
711
598
508
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:37PM1.03m
11:35AM1.22m
00:07AM1.11m
12:37PM1.34m
1:03AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.61m
4:52AM0.53m
6:09PM0.51m
6:10AM0.45m
7:05PM0.38m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
5:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:42
—
—
—
6:43
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
15
15
16
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
17
18
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest