East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.1° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.4
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
497
628
384
384
378
407
939
927
1121
1147
1065
1008
1134
1026
1230
1016
2178
1648
1370
1143
915
796
640
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:36AM1.02m
11:14PM1.21m
11:56AM1.03m
00:19AM1.21m
1:01PM1.08m
1:14AM1.24m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.55m
4:29PM0.54m
5:50AM0.54m
5:45PM0.56m
6:52AM0.49m
6:52PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
23
22
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
21
19
17
18
16
16
15
13
14
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
16
18
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
520
497
628
384
384
378
407
939
927
1121
1147
1065
1008
1134
1026
1230
864
2178
1648
1370
1143
915
796
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSW
18
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
193
254
18
320
300
288
218
18
28
29
408
629
692
770
966
996
1016
3
34
157
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
34
16
4
15
15
15
18
30
44
148
18
17
16
9
80
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
W
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
1.9
SW
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
10
16
15
15
804
9
24
58
117
130
118
155
212
232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
0
120
114
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
170
19
99
65
119
138
19
122
19
19
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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