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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.2°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: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
0
2
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131312121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)617661613494509525517854528444423618496488443436491593471447233198169140
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.93
11:21AM
0.96
12:31AM
1.07
12:42PM
1.08
1:13AM
1.24
1:25PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.75
5:49PM
0.62
6:41AM
0.62
6:49PM
0.49
7:24AM
0.45
7:27PM
0.34
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1--1---------
Temp. °C272420202222212021212122242522202121212122222222
Feels °C (?)262116172121212323232323252720202021222322212020
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