East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.0°C
3.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
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2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1002
888
2103
761
1010
902
1104
1131
1135
1037
1180
913
600
549
539
601
882
932
687
602
431
311
225
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:46AM1.61m
4:00PM1.78m
4:16AM1.62m
4:31PM1.77m
4:47AM1.59m
5:03PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:47AM-0.02m
10:12PM-0.04m
10:16AM-0.03m
10:43PM-0.02m
10:48AM0.02m
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clear
clear
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5:54
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5:52
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6:12
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
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