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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 13 Nov 2025 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (13 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sun
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SSE
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1
SSE
1.5
SW
1
SSE
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)891111111111111212121111119111091096989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75210141771159915201340806638604497393314273233154328362184425168202203343502
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
35
ENE
25
NE
20
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.16
11:40PM
1.03
12:15PM
1.25
12:42AM
1.11
1:00PM
1.34
1:25AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
0.57
5:46PM
0.58
5:41AM
0.53
6:47PM
0.48
6:38AM
0.46
7:26PM
0.39
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sun
16
Sunrise-5:03-------5:01-------5:01------
Sunset----6:50-------6:51-------6:52---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C182021201918181616192323212019181820212020181717
Feels °C (?)131516151616151211121717161817131516161515151514
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