Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.2°C
3.4° 

West Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 12PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1093
1116
1175
546
625
680
815
1004
1045
932
687
614
528
311
220
193
452
513
523
604
549
497
433
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM1.62m
4:31PM1.77m
4:47AM1.59m
5:03PM1.71m
5:20AM1.51m
5:37PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:16AM-0.03m
10:43PM-0.02m
10:48AM0.02m
11:16PM0.05m
11:21AM0.11m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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6:13
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
19
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
9
8
7
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