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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)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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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)11118810101010109999677910111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50334734738225320019619213910610110122018646250610941874205819651769163314261402
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
1.34
3:16AM
1.31
3:21PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.40
3:51PM
1.49
4:18AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.44
9:06PM
0.29
9:13AM
0.35
9:36PM
0.20
9:46AM
0.27
10:05PM
0.12
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--7:24-------7:24-------7:23-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-------21-----------
Temp. °C212121202020202224242421202020202222212018171719
Feels °C (?)191918171718182022222422161516131414141616151517
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