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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 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 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 2PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
SW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110101016151515161514141313131615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11261084108685043145143434132732027322527031848512416871319118911901359176630212934
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crossonononcrossglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
1.38
5:02PM
1.41
5:29AM
1.33
5:34PM
1.34
6:07AM
1.27
6:10PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.31
11:17PM
0.24
11:28AM
0.37
11:51PM
0.29
12:06PM
0.45
12:32AM
0.36
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise4:56-------4:56-------4:56-------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:01---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2---1----------------
Temp. °C202020202019181817192021201918171719212222201919
Feels °C (?)201716172020181817191820191919171820191818161517
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