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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 01 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
18.2° C
(Which is 4.7°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 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131314141413131313131312121212131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137158118178163201195212215215212223260336236430451494437390330325407235
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
1.54
3:50AM
1.70
4:04PM
1.56
4:16AM
1.69
4:30PM
1.55
4:41AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.05
10:01AM
0.03
10:03PM
0.05
10:26AM
0.04
10:29PM
0.08
10:50AM
0.08
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1-41
Temp. °C232323222222262725232322212125282624212120202120
Feels °C (?)262525242320232321181923242426262625202122202219
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