West Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.8° C

2.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
1
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2925
3089
2716
2410
2061
1714
1374
1206
1068
1068
1023
950
972
875
772
668
647
714
1026
2111
2943
3017
8179
6320
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM1.29m
2:33PM1.22m
2:41AM1.34m
3:10PM1.29m
3:17AM1.39m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.49m
8:22AM0.37m
8:29PM0.43m
8:59AM0.30m
9:07PM0.37m
9:33AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
24
24
24
26
28
26
23
22
21
21
21
25
27
25
23
20
17
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
25
23
22
22
21
20
23
24
23
22
20
17
16
16
20
23
24
21
15
11
10
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2925
3089
2716
2410
2061
1714
1374
1206
1068
1068
1023
950
972
875
772
668
647
714
890
1714
2094
2214
19
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
62
62
64
62
47
45
45
49
63
65
67
71
62
57
55
58
67
52
45
33
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
9
9
47
113
336
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
4
5
3
9
1026
2111
2943
3017
8179
6320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
8
5
Distance (km)
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
66
154
309
475
364
327
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
6
6
4
8
7
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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