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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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
17.6° C
(Which is 5.2°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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111116151514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)668579416353280308268308268268268228339417785799671661623543501525590581
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
15
SE
15
ENE
0
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.10
7:36PM
0.98
7:57AM
0.98
10:43PM
0.93
11:21AM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.57
1:22PM
0.59
1:41AM
0.71
3:12PM
0.68
4:54AM
0.75
5:49PM
0.62
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------5--------------11
Temp. °C242727282829272123232324292827272726232223232120
Feels °C (?)232727272729252024242325292727282626222323222319
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