Surf Forecasts:
West Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast from 25 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 30 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period, SSW swell with 1,209 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 25 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s 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 25) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at West Pier (Port Alfred) in the next 16 days are 1.6m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Friday (Oct 30) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 30th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 29th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Pier (Port Alfred) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 333 | 182 | 80 | 147 | 144 | 100 | 120 | 82 | 112 | 160 | 144 | 768 | 1029 | 947 | 607 | 572 | 617 | 421 | 349 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.73m | 3:21AM1.58m | 3:34PM1.77m | 3:56AM1.60m | 4:09PM1.75m | 4:32AM1.57m | 4:47PM1.67m | 5:10AM1.50m | 5:27PM1.55m | 5:54AM1.40m | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:46AM1.28m | 7:06PM1.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.07m | 9:16PM-0.02m | 9:20AM0.02m | 9:49PM-0.05m | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.06m | 11:01PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.15m | 11:42PM0.16m | 11:57AM0.28m | 00:28AM0.30m | 12:53PM0.44m | 1:28AM0.44m | |||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 431 | 333 | 182 | 80 | 147 | 144 | 100 | 131 | 82 | 112 | 115 | 144 | 768 | 1029 | 947 | 607 | 572 | 521 | 383 | 337 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 54 | 37 | 31 | 48 | 26 | 76 | 120 | 55 | 66 | 160 | 90 | 135 | 171 | 117 | 77 | 41 | 617 | 421 | 349 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 33 | 9 | 32 | 64 | 182 | 101 | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 6 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 33 | — | 120 | — | 210 | 143 | — | 125 | 70 | 107 | 268 | 292 | 437 | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 118 | 21 | 327 | 130 | 0 | 201 | 381 | 141 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 156 | 365 | 137 | 156 | 186 | 116 | 118 | 116 | 0 |
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