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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 10 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
23.6° C
 (Which is normal 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 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101211111111101010101610101091313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5124944153923203142632233854162912291961601291241002013655568256329461014
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
NW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
25
SSW
5
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
1.06
8:50PM
0.89
10:39AM
0.96
1:02AM
0.90
1:13PM
1.04
2:03AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.68
2:59AM
0.72
6:20PM
0.71
6:45AM
0.73
7:51PM
0.58
7:57AM
0.60
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:45
Sunset--7:09-------7:08-------7:07-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------5111--1133774
Temp. °C262625252424232527262525232323222324232221212121
Feels °C (?)262726252626252728252926232423232425222120222122
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