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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 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
18.1° C
(Which is 5.6°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 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121288811111312121211121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3092262221771741551961233995059811791176117611609152112021029753657617617581581
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
1.11
10:38PM
0.95
11:53AM
1.07
1:05AM
1.07
1:28PM
1.20
2:05AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.63
4:52AM
0.66
6:44PM
0.57
7:16AM
0.55
7:53PM
0.41
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--6:53-------6:52-------6:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C242423222020202123232321201917192121222121201920
Feels °C (?)212120222020202122202017161514172019201918191920
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