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 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.4° C

2.5°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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1088
928
840
778
699
633
583
533
463
360
308
273
233
235
166
330
455
486
461
391
391
486
604
604
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:29PM1.44m
6:31AM1.34m
7:05PM1.42m
7:11AM1.27m
7:47PM1.38m
7:59AM1.19m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.34m
12:43PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:21PM0.29m
2:04AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
22
22
21
21
20
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
14
14
14
12
10
10
14
18
18
16
17
16
14
13
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
1088
928
840
778
699
633
583
533
463
360
308
273
233
204
166
330
455
486
461
391
391
486
604
604
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
284
241
236
204
170
163
135
109
93
67
86
53
54
235
154
160
138
108
106
82
84
68
67
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
29
41
103
102
98
86
123
85
82
127
102
101
116
21
23
27
29
29
20
20
30
30
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
4
5
4
11
1
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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