West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	17s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Evening (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	290	312	497	505	627	544	674	638	672	663	465	458	458	382	347	336	336	336	330	309	255	209	205	205
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW	WSW	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			5:10AM1.50m				5:27PM1.55m				5:54AM1.40m				6:11PM1.39m				6:46AM1.28m				7:06PM1.22m
Low Tide	11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.15m				11:42PM0.16m				11:57AM0.28m				00:28AM0.30m				12:53PM0.44m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	22	23	21	20	19	18	18	20	23	23	22	20	20	19	18	20	22	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	17	17	18	19	19	17	16	16	16	16	18	21	20	19	18	20	21	19	22	24	23	23	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	290	250	245	245	225	256	674	638	672	663	465	458	458	382	347	336	427	350	309	270	229	229	257	257
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	44	312	497	505	627	544	211	216	200	164	120	115	86	84	75	88	336	336	330	309	255	209	205	205
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	64	64	75	90	100	41	38	—	82	—	—	—	—	—	42	41	83	75	59	59	58	48	48	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8
kJ	—	60	62	43	98	205	349	419	405	415	385	426	426	481	494	484	582	545	—	—	352	376	—	402
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	120	381	381	381	324	156	137	130	130	186	186	186	137	119	0	0	0	118	118	186	21	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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