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 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.6° C
2.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
718
718
835
1044
1060
803
2331
2973
3801
3171
2977
2860
2700
3068
3219
4218
4504
4312
4017
3791
3736
3403
3045
2760
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:03AM1.11m
9:47PM1.30m
10:28AM1.07m
11:10PM1.29m
12:03PM1.10m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.46m
3:07PM0.44m
4:23AM0.48m
4:27PM0.49m
5:50AM0.44m
5:57PM0.47m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
light rain
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clear
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
13
11
10
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
13
14
14
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