East Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
17.3° C
(Which is 6.3°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 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)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
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
1
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111112121212131314151414141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104313381810224327354103524547636776680955285891521243813633274222541820152813211189857722669
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
15
NE
25
ESE
25
E
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
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
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
1.44
2:58PM
1.47
3:20AM
1.59
3:31PM
1.55
3:51AM
1.69
4:02PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.25
8:56AM
0.23
9:08PM
0.12
9:30AM
0.12
9:38PM
0.03
10:01AM
0.05
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------6:49-------6:46-------6:45-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191819202320191716161516192019181817171823252422
Feels °C (?)1816171819121110101088111213161715141320212121
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