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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is 4.0°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: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3889
3156
3648
3884
4181
4636
4604
4699
4868
4852
5071
6655
5733
6542
6698
5978
5160
4509
4526
4188
3543
2618
1808
1261
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM1.23m
1:48AM1.45m
2:08PM1.32m
2:21AM1.53m
2:40PM1.40m
2:50AM1.58m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.34m
8:09AM0.27m
8:07PM0.26m
8:39AM0.19m
8:38PM0.21m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
15
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
94
79
81
55
54
52
53
52
33
33
33
5043
5733
6542
6698
5978
5160
4509
4526
4188
3543
2618
1808
1261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
32
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
163
163
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
10
40
59
61
61
84
144
186
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
1.9
WSW
11
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
3889
3156
3648
3884
4181
4636
4604
4699
4868
4852
5071
6655
815
15
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
7
6
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
838
834
770
364
281
281
311
327
364
364
327
122
122
116
5
5
5
118
121
130
130
130
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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