West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

17.5°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	151	151	151	129	129	107	176	149	290	312	497	505	627	544	730	691	672	663	509	501	458	382	347	336
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	E	SSE	SSE	NE	N	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:32AM1.57m				4:47PM1.67m					5:10AM1.50m				5:27PM1.55m				5:54AM1.40m				6:11PM1.39m
Low Tide				10:32AM0.06m					11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.15m				11:42PM0.16m				11:57AM0.28m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	19	22	22	21	20	19	18	18	20	23	23	22	20	19
Feels °C	14	13	16	21	20	20	19	20	18	17	16	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	20	20	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	151	151	151	129	129	107	176	149	290	250	245	245	627	256	730	691	672	663	509	501	458	382	347	336
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SE 10	SSW 15	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	29	16	37	67	84	69	48	49	44	312	497	505	225	544	216	216	200	164	120	117	88	84	90	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SE 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	—	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	S 6	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	5	22	19	9	61	49	73	69	64	64	75	89	100	41	39	—	4	5	5	5	—	3	10	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	147	132	121	105	—	—	—	—	—	44	62	49	102	170	252	372	392	376	375	385	468	526	540	555
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	21	21	118	15	121	118	0	0	0	21	130	381	381	381	156	137	130	122	130	130	381	365	156	156
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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