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West Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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West Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today?
The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
352 | 264 | 299 | 290 | 273 | 216 | 236 | 309 | 374 | 154 | 142 | 290 | 114 | 205 | 282 | 607 | 403 | 697 | 1788 | 1546 | 1332 | 961 | 841 | 679 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.22m | 10:30AM1.04m | 11:19PM1.25m | 11:50AM1.07m | 00:19AM1.30m | 12:49PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.48m | 4:33AM0.56m | 4:34PM0.50m | 5:53AM0.51m | 5:47PM0.48m | 6:50AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 352 | 264 | 299 | 290 | 273 | 216 | 236 | 309 | 374 | 140 | 142 | 290 | 80 | 205 | 282 | 607 | 403 | 697 | 1788 | 1546 | 1332 | 961 | 841 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 154 | 90 | 88 | 114 | 75 | 74 | 54 | 394 | 338 | 119 | 111 | 92 | 63 | 54 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 81 | 120 | 50 | 49 | 91 | 102 | 31 | 60 | 100 | 140 | — | 54 | 180 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 62 | 88 | 106 | 170 | — | — | 6 | 26 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 120 | 137 | 137 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 143 | 172 |
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