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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 03 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 2.9°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 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111101010121212121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)802710615509411359359450523486433494718795795795795658658578680595393380
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
SW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
15
E
25
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.60
4:20AM
1.74
4:31PM
1.61
4:48AM
1.74
4:58PM
1.58
5:14AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
-0.02
10:30AM
0.02
10:34PM
-0.03
10:57AM
0.04
10:59PM
0.01
11:22AM
0.08
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1311--12-
Temp. °C252219181819222425232423222326242222232221212123
Feels °C (?)242317161719212223232726222325232226262522202124
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