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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 19 Jul 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 8PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131318171616151414141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)22361849153413371178965936922958104414672208215424472172171615112025203821542268196118451184
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.26
11:50AM
1.07
12:24AM
1.27
1:15PM
1.15
1:37AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.50
5:35AM
0.49
5:46PM
0.52
7:01AM
0.42
7:15PM
0.45
8:05AM
0.32
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset5:23-------5:24-------5:24-------
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Rain (mm)
-----------------111----
Temp. °C181615151416222726242016151517181716161515151516
Feels °C (?)121010101013172324211511101112121210111010111111
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at East Pier (Port Alfred) (calm at West Bank wx 2 km from East Pier (Port Alfred)). A 2.7m groundswell from the SSW

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