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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 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
17.3° C
 (Which is 5.1°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 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)--
Afternoon (24 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (24 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)78988881111111111121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135171249317341245176207200169182227231309359429491518509433411354347303
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
1.38
6:42AM
1.41
6:46PM
1.31
7:26AM
1.38
7:33PM
1.22
8:17AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.21
12:48PM
0.38
1:00AM
0.26
1:38PM
0.43
1:45AM
0.33
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise-----5:00-------5:01-------5:01--
Sunset7:22-------7:22-------7:23-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020191921222222212121201919191919191919201920
Feels °C (?)181818161617171717171920181617171717171717181617
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