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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
18.0° C
(Which is 5.7°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 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
!
!
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.1
SSE
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)7713131313121212121288811111312121111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6144753784084083412832262221771401512161453996151413195920391897153914471202972
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
1.06
9:09AM
1.11
10:38PM
0.95
11:53AM
1.07
1:05AM
1.07
1:28PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.50
2:23AM
0.55
4:00PM
0.63
4:52AM
0.66
6:44PM
0.57
7:16AM
0.55
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:58--
Sunset6:54-------6:53-------6:52-------
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
731--------------1------
Temp. °C222221202021242423222020202123232320201918192121
Feels °C (?)171817161718212120222020202122202015161515172019
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