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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 158mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
1087
690
533
403
338
279
221
184
239
225
367
408
389
1197
372
553
721
260
355
310
225
199
228
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SE
40
ESE
30
SE
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:14AM1.55m
4:34PM1.44m
4:42AM1.49m
5:02PM1.39m
5:10AM1.42m
5:33PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.13m
10:32PM0.22m
10:53AM0.18m
11:01PM0.28m
11:22AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:30
5:29
5:28
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
9
12
26
Temp °C
19
18
18
23
25
24
21
22
24
23
24
26
23
21
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
20
22
20
20
20
20
19
21
23
19
19
17
16
16
14
15
15
15
13
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.5
ENE
7
1
S
12
1.9
SSW
9
1.6
SW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
1172
1087
690
533
403
338
279
221
57
173
173
367
408
389
31
299
553
330
254
250
164
225
199
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
S
13
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.1
SE
12
0.5
ENE
8
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
359
237
357
350
328
239
204
163
184
55
225
180
194
198
6
32
333
313
34
35
24
139
170
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
72
7
7
7
30
26
41
106
133
239
55
49
54
42
27
13
32
32
23
23
11
24
38
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
7
2.1
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.6
E
6
Energy kJ
2
15
32
48
4
9
34
57
1197
372
721
260
355
310
42
94
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
2
158
131
158
19
19
0
2
0
114
166
114
120
114
120
120
120
114
122
120
187
328
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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