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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 3.1°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 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)14131312111012111188810101010109991010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)862756232921371747143079463750336436929725320019619213912810110192262589371
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
ENE
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
1.24
2:43AM
1.20
2:47PM
1.34
3:16AM
1.31
3:21PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.40
8:38AM
0.44
9:06PM
0.29
9:13AM
0.35
9:36PM
0.20
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:18-------5:20
Sunset--7:24-------7:24-------7:24-----
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1111--------------121--
Temp. °C232121202020202020212120202021222424232221202020
Feels °C (?)201717161717181818191818181920202223222320161715
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