East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
274
248
170
121
119
86
157
237
258
283
612
638
587
535
442
524
471
506
418
403
309
315
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:13AM1.59m
4:32PM1.71m
4:41AM1.59m
4:59PM1.72m
5:10AM1.56m
5:28PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:17AM-0.01m
10:39PM0.05m
10:44AM-0.02m
11:09PM0.05m
11:13AM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
32
33
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
22
23
26
30
13
15
16
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
15
15
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