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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 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
18.5° C
(Which is 5.1°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 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
2.1
SE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.4
SSE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
0.5
SW
1.2
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121299868888810810141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)727715807737614289227320551261427214623604540491822561131176232229294
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.58
5:53AM
1.71
6:04PM
1.50
6:26AM
1.61
6:39PM
1.37
7:03AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.03
11:36PM
-0.01
12:04PM
0.09
12:07AM
0.08
12:39PM
0.20
12:42AM
0.21
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54
Sunset--6:59-------6:58-------6:57-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11-11------------
Temp. °C242424242323232324242424242424252828272625252426
Feels °C (?)262423252525252223222222222224242625222325272627
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