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 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
4
3
2
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1
0
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2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
7
3
SSE
8
3
S
8
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2250
2448
2417
2802
2230
1139
1093
1452
1393
1806
2059
1365
1087
1050
1141
1421
1433
1796
2940
1760
1344
1071
811
633
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:35AM1.23m
1:27PM1.18m
1:47AM1.35m
2:23PM1.35m
2:38AM1.47m
3:07PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.43m
7:30PM0.44m
8:10AM0.28m
8:29PM0.29m
8:55AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
4
13
12
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
9
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
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