West Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
18.5° C

2.0°C colder than average for this time of year

West 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 West Pier (Port Alfred) today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 6PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2116
1266
1152
2200
2089
1977
1744
1699
1788
1760
1905
1771
1715
1518
1252
1090
692
436
371
309
235
182
182
150
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:22PM1.51m
6:33AM1.38m
7:11PM1.45m
7:21AM1.26m
8:03PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.12m
00:31AM0.27m
12:45PM0.19m
1:24AM0.37m
1:31PM0.29m
2:20AM0.46m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
16
20
19
20
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
10
8
8
12
16
15
17
17
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2116
1266
1152
2200
2089
1977
1744
1699
1788
1760
1905
1771
1715
1518
1252
1090
692
436
371
309
235
212
193
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
3
793
671
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
2
163
157
165
141
141
120
182
182
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
12
2
41
25
113
86
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
21
79
111
10
29
59
110
97
111
146
230
307
405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
118
118
118
5
2
5
116
15
5
744
130
21
101
120
141
21
21
156
156
21
21
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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