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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
17.8° C
(Which is 5.2°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 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1010991010101011101415161313141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2832891431432181701337355546675137101137161120178163201198212241245
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
0
ESE
20
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
1.60
3:08PM
1.50
3:23AM
1.67
3:37PM
1.54
3:50AM
1.70
4:04PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.16
9:08AM
0.13
9:10PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.06
9:37PM
0.05
10:01AM
0.03
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:08-------6:07-------6:07-
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C212122232425242323242323272725242323222223252423
Feels °C (?)202122242423211919222221262624232225262527252019
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