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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 03 Dec 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
17.1° C
(Which is 4.6°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 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Dec)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (03 Dec)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.6
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010111010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1012885785798494612637738689716703621524461394340333279277454184288162196
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
1.40
2:19PM
1.65
2:50AM
1.49
3:04PM
1.69
3:34AM
1.54
3:49PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.19
8:41PM
0.05
8:48AM
0.12
9:24PM
0.01
9:35AM
0.09
10:06PM
0.01
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
Sunrise4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------
Sunset----7:08-------7:09-------7:09---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171820201918171716182122211918191921222322212019
Feels °C (?)151616151516161714151617151314171617192119212018
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