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 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.6
ESE
9
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
679
615
606
512
430
353
264
216
216
451
147
112
87
84
82
44
1295
1289
1267
1184
990
938
222
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:37AM1.52m
5:02PM1.58m
5:06AM1.52m
5:30PM1.60m
5:35AM1.49m
5:59PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.06m
11:05PM0.17m
11:14AM0.05m
11:36PM0.17m
11:42AM0.08m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
16
19
18
16
17
Feels °C
15
13
12
12
12
11
8
9
7
6
7
9
10
9
9
8
7
8
7
10
14
13
12
13
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