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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 3.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
2.3
SE
6
3.5
ESE
7
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
6.5
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
10
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
399
1148
731
807
1771
6345
5586
5780
6479
12221
12403
8402
6633
4448
5934
4331
8562
7660
6824
5572
5946
6470
5491
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
40
SE
50
SE
35
NNE
25
NE
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
E
25
WSW
30
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33PM1.32m
5:39AM1.33m
6:06PM1.24m
6:12AM1.24m
6:49PM1.15m
6:54AM1.14m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.37m
11:54AM0.33m
00:06AM0.46m
12:32PM0.41m
00:49AM0.56m
1:22PM0.50m
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cloud
rain showers
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rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
6
10
6
4
6
5
1
1
1
1
2
3
11
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
18
17
19
19
16
14
15
15
16
17
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
14
12
12
15
15
14
13
14
12
10
11
14
12
12
10
9
7
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
6.5
SSE
12
0.6
SW
15
4.5
SE
12
5
SSE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
3
SSE
12
1.6
ESE
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
176
158
414
731
807
1771
6345
5586
5780
6479
12221
134
6034
6633
2689
1660
2440
572
7660
6824
5572
5946
6470
5491
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
2
E
9
3.5
SSE
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
2.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
21
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
148
164
177
12
31
586
3120
66
51
24
75
28
75
73
14
51
1162
18
515
431
534
221
174
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
SE
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
NNE
6
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
23
7
14
49
218
738
81
91
90
11
15
33
18
43
75
184
91
61
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
5
2.3
SE
6
3.5
ESE
7
3
E
7
3
E
8
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
15
0.4
SW
15
6.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
10
5.5
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
2.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
106
399
1148
903
1148
153
158
54
12403
8402
4448
5934
4331
8562
77
104
96
932
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Distance (km)
114
119
137
137
305
269
2
91
137
4
4
137
140
137
338
439
498
445
329
329
187
123
123
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
5
6
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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