East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.7° C

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	!	!	4	4	4	!	!	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1551	1289	1083	923	878	919	876	905	866	749	614	633	550	1818	2615	2102	1898	2187	2777	5110	4590	3075	2441
Wind (km/h)	N	N	W	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			9:04AM1.01m				9:48PM1.11m				10:42AM0.94m					11:28PM1.07m				12:38PM0.97m
Low Tide	3:06AM0.57m				3:01PM0.58m				4:25AM0.63m				4:30PM0.66m					6:15AM0.62m				6:27PM0.66m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	19	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	17	16	14	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	13	12	18	17	14	12	12	13	11	12	15	13	12	9	9	9	10	10	11	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	1551	1289	1083	923	878	919	876	905	866	749	614	633	550	110	91	311	1133	2187	2777	5110	4590	3075	2441
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	323	288	280	243	294	251	209	205	205	177	142	142	140	41	28	66	64	63	1452	48	46	207	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 9	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	S 23	SSW 22	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 11	—	—	ESE 11	SE 11
kJ	6	6	6	3	6	12	20	22	18	25	37	40	42	11	45	18	14	7	71	—	—	46	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 4	SW 5	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	12	16	27	32	34	96	1818	2615	2102	1898	1775	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	114	4	4	0	0	0	0	120	170	143	142	187	187	120	120	4	131	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	5	7	9	8	7	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	9	8	9	7	7	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	8	7	6	6	6	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6

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