West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

15.4°C

West Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Evening (10 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sat night).
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	172	162	162	172	264	518	733	1056	947	822	651	613	535	464	435	428	325	314	298	261	256	309	716	1567
Wind (km/h)	NNE	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:05AM1.55m				3:25PM1.71m				3:38AM1.60m				3:57PM1.77m				4:09AM1.62m				4:27PM1.77m
Low Tide				9:12AM0.03m				9:37PM0.03m				9:42AM-0.03m				10:08PM-0.00m				10:12AM-0.04m				10:37PM0.01m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	22	21	21	21	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	24	21	20	18	17	16	18	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	13	13	14	15	16	15	15	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 18
kJ	329	322	281	287	254	218	733	1056	947	822	651	613	535	464	435	428	325	314	298	261	256	204	716	1567
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 15	SSE 7	SE 12
kJ	172	162	162	172	199	518	218	169	173	143	146	119	40	96	92	99	82	91	81	93	68	309	35	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 5	SE 11	S 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 7	SSW 20	SSE 7
kJ	23	18	17	8	264	178	197	5	5	26	5	35	119	108	—	—	8	8	7	45	128	54	151	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 5	—	S 5	—	—	ESE 4	E 9	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	1	17	51	55	35	23	20	—	27	—	—	11	225	126	166	181	200	265	322	321	483	711
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	2	143	327	121	118	118	5	5	2	118	172	154	258	367	324	156	365	156	780	1437	745	381
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3					3		3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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