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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.7°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 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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0
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1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101112131417161616161515141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66311761693247231286634756871487171795071695759475543333993336629932955289727592224202816611497
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
SE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.43
5:29AM
1.47
5:45PM
1.34
5:54AM
1.35
6:11PM
1.23
6:20AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.15
11:19PM
0.22
11:40AM
0.24
11:45PM
0.32
12:06PM
0.35
12:12AM
0.44
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:02-------6:00-------6:00-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121201919191820202018181616171920201919181818
Feels °C (?)201919181414131213121314141213141719171616141515
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