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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
22.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (06 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
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
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)11121212811111111111010101010101010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186156158211173149169169200196189220182204200204200200178138167310571744
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
E
30
E
35
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.38
6:44AM
1.46
6:49PM
1.27
7:11AM
1.33
7:16PM
1.14
7:40AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.24
12:25AM
0.19
12:53PM
0.34
12:51AM
0.32
1:22PM
0.45
1:18AM
0.45
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41
Sunset--7:13-------7:12-------7:10-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------1-----2-131771-111
Temp. °C252524232222222326272624242322232221202223232324
Feels °C (?)232323252423242427262424272523252221192123232223
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