East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 10AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2230
2033
1874
1579
1280
1405
1619
1682
1631
1390
1345
1163
967
864
625
549
485
409
751
727
746
759
939
1111
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM1.11m
1:46PM1.07m
1:54AM1.19m
2:30PM1.17m
2:35AM1.29m
3:05PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.54m
7:41PM0.58m
8:19AM0.44m
8:27PM0.48m
8:54AM0.33m
9:03PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
15
15
15
14
14
14
18
22
20
20
20
20
19
16
18
19
18
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
14
17
15
16
16
15
14
10
13
15
14
14
13
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