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 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
3
4
2
2
2
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4
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5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1154
967
614
789
1012
2627
2904
2061
2171
2301
2553
5478
4032
3134
2529
2230
2033
1797
1513
1261
1224
1452
1487
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:42AM0.94m
11:28PM1.07m
12:38PM0.97m
00:57AM1.11m
1:46PM1.07m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.63m
4:30PM0.66m
6:15AM0.62m
6:27PM0.66m
7:32AM0.54m
7:41PM0.58m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
3
10
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
17
18
18
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
14
13
12
9
9
10
11
11
11
13
13
14
12
12
11
12
15
15
12
12
12
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