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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 22 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
19.7° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 22). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Dec)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)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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Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
WSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111010101111111066666777889889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2402351811061381061212861101089295111156162186183176256339295368324336
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
10
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.46
5:30AM
1.43
5:32PM
1.43
6:05AM
1.42
6:07PM
1.38
6:42AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.28
11:15PM
0.15
11:29AM
0.30
11:47PM
0.17
12:07PM
0.34
12:21AM
0.21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise------4:58--------5:00-------5:00
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------111-1-------
Temp. °C262626232422212224242321212020212121201919191921
Feels °C (?)212020202323181921192020191819191918171717171717
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