Surf Forecasts:
West Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 19 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, SSW swell with 2,673 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for West Pier (Port Alfred) this week:
The surf forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 1.7m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at West Pier (Port Alfred) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 18th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 19th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 1022 | 1392 | 1655 | 1702 | 1420 | 437 | 347 | 297 | 1194 | 2529 | 1346 | 1019 | 1565 | 1500 | 1554 | 1807 | 1185 | 593 | 311 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM0.96m | 10:31AM0.95m | 11:07PM0.94m | 12:14PM1.07m | 00:26AM1.06m | 12:55PM1.23m | 1:08AM1.19m | 1:27PM1.38m | 1:43AM1.31m | 1:57PM1.53m | 2:15AM1.43m | 2:28PM1.65m | 2:48AM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.72m | 2:56AM0.68m | 4:51PM0.75m | 5:28AM0.63m | 6:28PM0.63m | 6:29AM0.51m | 7:08PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.38m | 7:41PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.26m | 8:12PM0.17m | 8:13AM0.16m | 8:43PM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 524 | 1022 | 97 | 51 | 350 | 840 | 437 | 347 | 297 | 1194 | 37 | 1346 | 1019 | 24 | 14 | 1554 | 1807 | 1185 | 593 | 311 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 107 | 62 | 28 | 5 | 50 | 163 | 88 | 46 | 159 | 58 | 36 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 75 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 312 | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | 40 | 48 | 64 | 76 | — | 26 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 146 | 1392 | 1655 | 1702 | 1420 | — | 25 | — | — | 2529 | — | — | 1565 | 1500 | — | — | 57 | 136 | 350 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 15 | 143 | 364 | 327 | 2 | 21 | 156 | 0 | 441 | 121 | 0 | 119 | 307 | 248 | 186 | 699 | 244 | 381 | 365 | 21 |
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