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East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.9°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 5PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at East Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
7738 | 4804 | 6612 | 5306 | 5407 | 6344 | 7846 | 9654 | 10903 | 10936 | 9940 | 8965 | 7245 | 5978 | 5611 | 3010 | 2612 | 2346 | 1935 | 1717 | 1568 | 1269 | 2740 | 2989 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.17m | 00:51AM1.41m | 1:18PM1.28m | 1:34AM1.55m | 2:01PM1.39m | 2:15AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.39m | 7:13AM0.30m | 7:13PM0.28m | 7:55AM0.16m | 7:57PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 5705 | 4804 | 5372 | 12 | 20 | — | — | 21 | 53 | — | — | 7436 | 5862 | 4976 | 3895 | 3010 | 2612 | 2346 | 1935 | 1717 | 1568 | 1269 | 2740 | 2989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 208 | 503 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7738 | — | 6612 | 5306 | 5407 | 6344 | 7846 | 9654 | 10903 | 10936 | 9940 | 8965 | 7245 | 5978 | 5611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 329 | 123 | 142 | 170 | 247 | 170 | 152 | 338 | 779 | 741 | 187 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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