East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.5° C
3.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 9AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSW
22
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
20
1.4
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1782
1864
1546
1491
1297
1071
797
861
857
782
702
419
584
615
596
719
777
887
847
1008
1021
1482
1118
877
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:38AM1.47m
3:07PM1.52m
3:21AM1.57m
3:47PM1.65m
3:59AM1.62m
4:23PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
9:33AM0.03m
9:56PM0.07m
10:08AM-0.04m
10:33PM0.04m
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light rain
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rain showers
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rain showers
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
17
20
18
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
6
6
9
12
10
8
7
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