East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.1°C
3.2° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 2PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1804
1675
1634
1364
1091
956
822
649
522
506
396
321
307
241
230
247
235
166
163
128
123
154
177
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
50
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM1.59m
4:55PM1.71m
5:07AM1.53m
5:22PM1.62m
5:33AM1.44m
5:47PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:40AM-0.00m
11:05PM0.06m
11:07AM0.07m
11:31PM0.14m
11:33AM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
22
23
22
22
20
18
17
19
24
24
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
11
11
15
14
14
16
21
24
24
23
20
16
16
19
20
21
19
18
19
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