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West Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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West Pier (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 SAST
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 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6973 | 5106 | 5910 | 4323 | 3759 | 3242 | 3001 | 2352 | 2124 | 2434 | 2434 | 2434 | 2393 | 2079 | 1420 | 1390 | 1488 | 1167 | 1011 | 946 | 848 | 835 | 728 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM 1.21 | 1:47AM 1.25 | 2:11PM 1.37 | 2:23AM 1.36 | 2:43PM 1.51 | 2:54AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 0.45 | 7:59AM 0.34 | 8:24PM 0.31 | 8:31AM 0.22 | 8:55PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)
Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at West Pier (Port Alfred) (light winds from the SW at West Bank wx 1 km from West Pier (Port Alfred)). 4.7m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 4.1m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 25 min ago
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