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West Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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West Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 4.2°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 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
2767 | 2277 | 2071 | 1846 | 1568 | 1377 | 3072 | 3427 | 3615 | 3859 | 3865 | 3528 | 2780 | 1999 | 1634 | 1475 | 1191 | 1028 | 855 | 738 | 638 | 472 | 472 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.39m | 2:15AM1.65m | 2:43PM1.48m | 2:57AM1.72m | 3:24PM1.54m | 3:39AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.18m | 8:36AM0.06m | 8:40PM0.11m | 9:16AM-0.00m | 9:23PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 2767 | 2277 | 2071 | 1846 | 1568 | 1377 | 3072 | 3427 | 3615 | 3859 | 3865 | 3528 | 2780 | 1999 | 1634 | 1475 | 1191 | 1028 | 855 | 738 | 638 | 472 | 472 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 208 | 524 | 12 | — | 42 | 68 | 42 | 845 | 757 | 265 | 297 | 258 | 263 | 224 | 198 | 283 | 172 | 320 | 224 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SE 6 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 75 | 158 | 36 | 87 | 143 | 245 | 147 | 224 | 142 | 181 | 23 | 193 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 98 | 90 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 118 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 381 | 324 | 324 | 141 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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