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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 23 Mar 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
17.9° C
(Which is 5.3°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 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111121414141414141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37937937937242750480516211800175017501504132512141156989823713613522490400393328
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
40
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
10
NE
30
SW
30
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.59
6:22PM
1.38
6:43AM
1.41
7:06PM
1.22
7:32AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.10
12:18PM
0.18
12:25AM
0.25
12:59PM
0.35
1:10AM
0.44
1:56PM
0.52
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:16-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------1-------11--12
Temp. °C202020222222222121212121222423232222232429252220
Feels °C (?)181819202020191717171615161917171822242431222022
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