West Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.61° S 26.88° E

West Pier (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
16.1°C
3.2° 

West Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Pier (Port Alfred) today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
128
126
163
208
428
703
1756
1714
1666
651
480
522
230
427
603
614
1152
965
830
722
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
SW
10
S
15
NE
15
NNE
15
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM1.49m
5:59AM1.33m
6:12PM1.35m
6:24AM1.21m
6:37PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.18m
11:56PM0.25m
11:59AM0.30m
00:22AM0.38m
12:25PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
3
6
4
1
5
5
3
2
4
6
7
4
Temp °C
24
21
20
18
19
19
17
17
15
14
14
17
15
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
18
17
19
16
17
16
12
11
11
8
9
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
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