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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 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 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
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
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141716161616151414141414131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27426634756871487489828969975545475543333993328231122955289726182233199716351497136512111058876
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
15
SE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
1.47
5:45PM
1.34
5:54AM
1.35
6:11PM
1.23
6:20AM
1.23
6:43PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.22
11:40AM
0.24
11:45PM
0.32
12:06PM
0.35
12:12AM
0.44
12:37PM
0.47
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918182021201818161617192020191918171824272422
Feels °C (?)151312121313141314121315181918161614131520242121
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