Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.3°C
3.3° 

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


How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
569
560
560
644
787
762
774
812
1075
1122
1127
1002
888
1874
1945
684
956
756
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:05PM1.64m
3:17AM1.56m
3:32PM1.73m
3:46AM1.61m
4:00PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.07m
9:18AM0.02m
9:43PM-0.00m
9:47AM-0.02m
10:12PM-0.04m
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Temp °C
18
19
19
19
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20
18
17
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16
Feels °C
14
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18
14
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10
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