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 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.8°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1012
905
876
861
761
811
713
902
933
923
2530
1895
2796
4306
4999
4907
3836
2426
1749
1596
2128
3089
3191
2963
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
40
W
60
WSW
55
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
50
W
40
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM1.44m
4:51PM1.42m
4:54AM1.44m
5:23PM1.44m
5:25AM1.43m
5:55PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.17m
10:50PM0.29m
11:07AM0.16m
11:23PM0.30m
11:38AM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
17
16
18
14
11
7
3
3
4
3
2
3
5
7
8
11
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.4
SSE
12
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
1012
905
876
861
761
811
713
902
933
923
90
68
51
24
64
117
172
509
1202
1596
2128
3089
3191
2963
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
2.4
SSE
11
1.9
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
Energy kJ
16
59
125
133
165
234
230
200
169
115
16
19
33
34
23
13
14
6
1360
673
255
348
284
273
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.3
E
13
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
41
19
51
218
279
365
121
14
15
7
7
193
179
28
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SW
4
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
19
58
2530
1895
2796
4306
4999
4907
3836
2426
1749
1034
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
114
141
247
523
779
442
329
328
123
125
122
114
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
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