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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121213131416161514141414131313131312121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14071520174921872194476950634041307825981858151913131155102699585368877414991172114615181630
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
15
ESE
35
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
20
NE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.00
10:27AM
1.03
10:56PM
1.02
11:53AM
1.18
12:14AM
1.13
12:42PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.70
3:23AM
0.61
4:47PM
0.68
5:13AM
0.55
6:12PM
0.53
6:16AM
0.42
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunrise-----5:13-------5:13-------5:13--
Sunset6:36-------6:37-------6:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------2--------
Temp. °C191817161618202121201918203033222119181716192019
Feels °C (?)161615141518181615131212182730211816141212141412
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