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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
4
4
3
1
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121414131313131313121313131416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5335511910415840453832364034482725233827072368208424022242343650675478515251864950529257957119
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
1.67
5:35PM
1.49
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.36
6:38AM
1.34
7:14PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.05
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.17
12:08PM
0.20
12:24AM
0.32
12:56PM
0.35
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192117182020181715151515212321181716161719191818
Feels °C (?)161398910101312121212161614111198910101214
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