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 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.5
SSW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
457
1049
865
650
898
850
1648
1457
1192
1028
966
878
1077
1320
1379
1214
961
738
604
505
485
461
482
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM1.63m
4:53AM1.59m
5:22PM1.66m
5:32AM1.54m
6:01PM1.63m
6:10AM1.45m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.10m
11:04AM-0.00m
11:31PM0.12m
11:41AM0.03m
00:11AM0.18m
12:17PM0.10m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
18
19
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
16
13
15
14
14
15
16
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