East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

16.3°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	202	173	143	80	114	108	100	100	131	210	55	56	151	146	146	133	114	117	117	109	142	99	82	240
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
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	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:21AM1.58m				3:34PM1.77m				3:56AM1.60m				4:09PM1.75m				4:32AM1.57m				4:47PM1.67m
Low Tide				9:20AM0.02m				9:49PM-0.05m				9:55AM0.02m				10:24PM-0.02m				10:32AM0.06m


	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	11	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	18	22	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	19	17	17	16	16	15	14	15	16	12	13	15	16	15	15	15	13	13	15	20	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10
kJ	202	173	143	80	114	108	100	92	92	72	55	56	151	146	146	133	114	117	117	109	142	99	82	240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	ESE 10	SSE 11	S 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SE 10	SE 10	SW 10
kJ	37	10	12	31	48	48	37	38	33	63	33	44	36	37	40	40	40	31	29	67	61	65	80	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	SW 12	SE 10	SSE 11	SW 9	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SE 10	SE 10	SW 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SSW 22
kJ	7	6	16	23	29	10	5	5	12	15	26	51	5	5	5	5	5	11	10	9	9	23	73	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 3	E 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 7
kJ	—	4	12	29	66	88	92	100	131	210	228	181	186	191	202	202	234	231	149	119	113	84	81	114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Saint Leu Réunion	Dolphin Point Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	4	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	19	131	158	498	3113	513	131	131	131	131	383	383	383	332	295	152	140	131	19	120	120	187	131	131
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth				Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Hullets Reef	Sea Vista								Claptons Coils	J-Bay	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers	Kromme Rivermouth	Magna Tubes	J-Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1				2	2	1	2								2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South		Dolphin Point Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	5

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