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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 Feb 2026 SAST
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West Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)--
Afternoon (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101212121212111111121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)189220204204200204204170167138371414550683741563477447480589579531512439
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
S
30
SE
20
E
30
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
1.27
7:11AM
1.33
7:16PM
1.14
7:40AM
1.20
7:47PM
1.02
8:21AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.32
1:22PM
0.45
1:18AM
0.45
1:57PM
0.57
1:51AM
0.59
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset7:12-------7:10-------7:09-------
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---12112923--11----1-----
Temp. °C262524252424232322212223232425262525242323232626
Feels °C (?)262828292725222224192121232325252527262626232624
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