East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

17.4° C

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2216	2252	2181	1993	1815	1649	1461	1316	1269	1117	741	637	544	512	422	356	356	297	292	240	225	212	170	118
Wind (km/h)	W	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				1:20PM1.20m				1:42AM1.42m					2:21PM1.33m				2:38AM1.51m				3:12PM1.46m
Low Tide		7:07AM0.36m				7:17PM0.39m					8:09AM0.25m				8:22PM0.28m				9:00AM0.14m				9:16PM0.18m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15
	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	17	16	16	15	18	19	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	16	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	10	11	10	10	12	14	15	15	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	2216	2252	2181	1993	1815	1649	1461	1316	1269	1117	741	637	544	512	422	356	356	297	410	398	418	428	392	392
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	SW 18	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SE 9
kJ	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	12	—	10	10	10	5	5	5	292	240	225	212	170	117
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	ENE 9	—	—	W 11	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SE 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	8	—	—	3	3	10	10	2	5	9	9	8	49	70	118
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	145	195	277	427	507	521	521	431	377	549	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	1	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	19	16	19	19	366	158	325	152	140	91	19	122	123	131	65	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3			4		4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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