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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
ESE
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111101010101079991067101011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)872637503354347297253200196192139153101101144441269436138219872052183916651510
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.20
2:47PM
1.34
3:16AM
1.31
3:21PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.40
3:51PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.44
9:06PM
0.29
9:13AM
0.35
9:36PM
0.20
9:46AM
0.27
10:05PM
0.12
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:18-------5:18-------5:20------
Sunset----7:24-------7:24-------7:23---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------2---------1
Temp. °C202020212019202020212424232121202020212121201917
Feels °C (?)171717181616171918182222232118151513131214161816
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