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East Pier (Port Alfred)

Lat Long: 33.60° S 26.89° E

East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Photo: 'east is best ' by Warren Venter

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's East Pier (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

15.2° C

4.4°

East Pier (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE		SW	E
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW	E
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW	E
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ENE		SW	E
	14 s	glass		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	E
	14 s	glass		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	E
	13 s	cross		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	E
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	E
	14 s	glass		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	E
	14 s	on		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SW	E
	13 s	on		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW	E
	13 s	cross		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW	E
	13 s	cross		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE	ENE	SW	E
	12 s	cross	8 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from East Pier (Port Alfred) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 4 minutes after high water (at high neap tide). Tide height was 1.1m (3.5 ft). Range 2.00m (6.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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East Pier (Port Alfred) Surf Photo: 'east is best ' by Warren Venter

Photo by: Warren Venter Surfer : Skippy

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User: Warren Venter (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:18 am 5 Jan 2012