East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
15.7° C
3.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
!
!
2
0
1
!
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
S
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1601
1295
1064
1033
1186
2151
2448
2310
2695
2976
1609
1285
2079
2160
1715
1534
1452
1291
1146
1216
1603
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
50
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:58AM1.03m
00:35AM1.23m
1:27PM1.18m
1:47AM1.35m
2:23PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.56m
7:11AM0.43m
7:30PM0.44m
8:10AM0.28m
8:29PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
4
1
2
10
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
7
6
6
2
8
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
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