East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.3° C

2.1°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)8ft (2.5m)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 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1788
1905
2008
1884
1786
1518
1252
1090
692
436
371
309
227
182
182
150
150
169
515
586
569
721
779
863
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM1.45m
7:21AM1.26m
8:03PM1.37m
8:14AM1.15m
9:00PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.19m
1:24AM0.37m
1:31PM0.29m
2:20AM0.46m
2:21PM0.39m
3:24AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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
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5:10
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
17
21
19
20
21
21
21
22
25
26
24
23
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
12
10
8
8
13
17
15
16
18
18
17
18
22
24
24
22
20
20
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
11
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1788
1905
2008
1884
1786
1518
1252
1090
692
436
371
309
227
215
172
143
120
97
515
586
569
721
779
863
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
7
8
173
163
173
149
121
118
182
182
150
150
155
73
75
67
67
62
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
7
12
2
41
25
121
86
92
62
169
42
28
28
18
17
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
13
37
65
90
90
137
210
233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
120
170
170
99
19
99
137
19
19
158
138
19
19
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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