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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313121212121413131312121212121212121110101010101112121212121414141414111212131313131313131515151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5506907907877657127401026116610058996705644683584915265317911152237327552568176514641327390515111925176222599309101503887101225468543868767135775382027497678161645899559562286161605554174563413135653066234624181814146913031279
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
N
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
20
WSW
5
W
15
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
45
W
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.30
8:10AM
1.10
8:53PM
1.23
9:06AM
1.02
9:52PM
1.17
10:25AM
0.98
11:04PM
1.14
11:53AM
0.99
12:16AM
1.16
1:04PM
1.05
1:16AM
1.21
1:57PM
1.13
2:05AM
1.28
2:39PM
1.22
2:46AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
0.51
2:14PM
0.45
3:13AM
0.57
3:06PM
0.53
4:22AM
0.60
4:15PM
0.59
5:40AM
0.58
5:37PM
0.61
6:50AM
0.53
6:51PM
0.57
7:44AM
0.45
7:48PM
0.50
8:27AM
0.37
8:33PM
0.42
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise---7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:16-------5:17-----
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Rain (mm)
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