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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.1°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 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.5
WSW
0.2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111313131212121220712810111112121212161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145261265351295321282273273625384231229440692116812571522136699383376815671237
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
20
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
1.41
2:01PM
1.36
2:17AM
1.58
2:35PM
1.48
2:50AM
1.71
3:09PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.28
8:01PM
0.21
8:32AM
0.13
8:34PM
0.10
9:05AM
0.01
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020212729272525191920212120201918182023242422
Feels °C (?)191819202629282723141416161616181919181921212118
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