East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 SAST
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)16161514141413131313131313131313121212121212129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291145511451114969802669572555546555640649745862914871857771715692780614247
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
5
ENE
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
1.69
4:32PM
1.63
4:53AM
1.74
5:02PM
1.63
5:22AM
1.75
5:32PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.05
10:38PM
-0.05
11:01AM
0.02
11:06PM
-0.05
11:32AM
0.03
11:36PM
-0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:52------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------6:59---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222427272724242222222525242322212121232323222223
Feels °C (?)222526252523272221202423222524222323232223232325
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