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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 Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.4°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 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Pier (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 214 | 170 | 133 | 98 | 44 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 137 | 101 | 137 | 161 | 183 | 178 | 163 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 196 | 220 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08PM 1.50 | 3:23AM 1.67 | 3:37PM 1.54 | 3:50AM 1.70 | 4:04PM 1.56 | 4:16AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 0.13 | 9:10PM 0.09 | 9:36AM 0.06 | 9:37PM 0.05 | 10:01AM 0.03 | 10:03PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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