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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111169111111121212121212121212111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4184113545684472195518940553535369134243233317429422677243018491005943122010711102787749
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.52
5:39AM
1.61
5:48PM
1.44
6:02AM
1.49
6:11PM
1.33
6:25AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.08
11:47AM
0.16
11:48PM
0.18
12:11PM
0.26
12:12AM
0.29
12:35PM
0.38
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C232322212019212019191919191920202120201919202324
Feels °C (?)242522171210101213161718181717151615151515161819
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