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 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
15.9° C
3.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1
SSW
13
1.6
ESE
10
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1132
1016
925
883
783
346
492
292
287
287
282
278
232
220
209
174
171
142
140
167
563
848
1199
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:06AM1.44m
6:31PM1.55m
6:40AM1.35m
7:08PM1.47m
7:21AM1.24m
7:53PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.13m
00:43AM0.25m
12:45PM0.21m
1:24AM0.33m
1:25PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
21
22
20
19
19
18
18
18
23
26
24
23
22
20
19
19
25
29
28
23
19
Feels °C
13
13
19
19
17
15
15
13
13
13
18
21
20
19
20
16
16
15
21
26
24
19
15
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