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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 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
18.2° C
(Which is 4.0°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: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
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0
0
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3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3397
3955
4181
4636
4569
4699
4665
4942
4848
5653
4856
5438
6021
5978
5160
4499
4199
3808
3181
2884
2258
1405
944
730
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
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-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
1:48AM1.45m
2:08PM1.32m
2:21AM1.53m
2:40PM1.40m
2:50AM1.58m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.34m
8:09AM0.27m
8:07PM0.26m
8:39AM0.19m
8:38PM0.21m
9:06AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
21
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
81
55
54
53
53
52
33
33
33
4714
4856
5438
6021
5978
5160
4499
4199
3808
3181
2884
2258
1405
944
730
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1
SW
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
166
84
131
117
110
501
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
10
32
31
61
31
30
31
186
222
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
3397
3955
4181
4636
4569
4699
4665
4942
4848
5653
12
12
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
5
3
6
7
6
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
770
770
281
281
309
327
364
364
327
186
122
5
5
5
5
118
121
120
120
130
21
21
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
4
5
4
4
5
9
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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