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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 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
17.3° C
(Which is 5.5°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: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
!
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131212121212121111111111111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32643150285328032233199716711497136512111025876668579411344280308268308268268268288
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
W
10
SSW
25
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.23
6:20AM
1.23
6:43PM
1.10
6:52AM
1.10
7:36PM
0.98
7:57AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.35
12:12AM
0.44
12:37PM
0.47
12:44AM
0.57
1:22PM
0.59
1:41AM
0.71
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset--6:00-------5:59-------5:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C202020201918171824262422242627273027242223232325
Feels °C (?)191818181615141521232121242526263026222222222325
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