East Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

17.3°C

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at East Pier (Port Alfred) today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for East Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	129	129	93	176	149	290	312	497	552	627	592	730	691	672	663	509	501	458	382	347	336
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	S	WSW	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	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
High Tide			4:47PM1.67m					5:10AM1.50m				5:27PM1.55m				5:54AM1.40m				6:11PM1.39m
Low Tide	10:32AM0.06m					11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.15m				11:42PM0.16m				11:57AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	22	23	21	19	19	18	18	20	23	23	22	20	19
Feels °C	21	20	19	20	18	18	17	16	19	19	17	15	16	16	16	18	21	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	129	129	93	176	149	290	250	245	245	225	592	730	691	672	663	509	501	458	382	347	336
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	100	84	61	47	49	44	312	497	552	627	256	246	216	200	164	120	115	86	84	84	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SE 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	—	SW 18	S 7	SSW 7	—	—	S 6	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	67	61	49	73	69	64	64	75	71	100	41	39	—	82	4	5	—	—	1	46	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	115	—	—	—	—	—	58	34	61	126	205	307	372	404	376	375	426	481	514	481	494
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	4	122	0	0	2	2	122	383	383	383	158	158	131	123	122	187	187	445	158	158
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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