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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 09 Feb 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
23.9° C
(Which is normal 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 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 09). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111111121212111111111010101010121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)683694593494477447480614579531512431415392320314269223361359291204220160
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
10
SW
30
NNE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
NW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.20
7:47PM
1.02
8:21AM
1.06
8:50PM
0.89
10:39AM
0.96
1:02AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.57
1:51AM
0.59
2:58PM
0.68
2:59AM
0.72
6:20PM
0.71
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:43------
Sunset----7:09-------7:09-------7:08---
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1----5-----1--------132
Temp. °C232426262625222323242626242424232325272726242323
Feels °C (?)222124252425232225262627252726232326282826242323
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