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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 17 Jul 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
6
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141312121312171616161616161515141414141414141413131313131313171615141414141313121211121212111111789991212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)120213941668149713741342270650021910227120949782027067626553734557358031702736252121701699147013371178965837824812943914133817681794183616152268185016791927193418781680130810821161888859714952765139517591598129024933180287827352984
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
1.25
8:23PM
1.40
8:45AM
1.14
9:28PM
1.32
10:07AM
1.06
10:53PM
1.26
11:50AM
1.07
12:24AM
1.27
1:15PM
1.15
1:37AM
1.34
2:17PM
1.28
2:33AM
1.42
3:06PM
1.40
3:19AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.30
2:47AM
0.42
2:48PM
0.41
4:02AM
0.48
4:06PM
0.50
5:35AM
0.49
5:46PM
0.52
7:01AM
0.42
7:15PM
0.45
8:05AM
0.32
8:20PM
0.35
8:54AM
0.22
9:11PM
0.26
9:36AM
0.13
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise-7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:09--
Sunset----5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------5:24-------5:24-------5:25-------5:27-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151521221816151514141617161615151414161818161514151623292926231716151818181716161615151516161615151517181715151413131314
Feels °C (?)121116141212111199911111313131212111112101091012182425211914121114131414141416151515161615131311101085433457
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at West Pier (Port Alfred) (calm at West Bank wx 1 km from West Pier (Port Alfred)). A 2.4m groundswell from the SSW

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