Check the Beach

Port Alfred

Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

No photo of Port Alfred yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:31 pm
6 am
4.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
Now
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
19 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Port Alfred.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sat, so a beachfront room still pays off.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
2.8 m9 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
17%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
4.3Fair6 am2415
4.6Fair7 am2314
4.2Fair8 am2214
3.7PoorNow2415
3.4Poor10 am2415
2.6Poor11 am2515
2.4Poor12 pm2214
2.0Poor1 pm1911
2.3Poor2 pm159
2.9Poor3 pm149
3.6Poor4 pm149
4.2Fair5 pm159
3.8Poor6 pm1811
Sat
6.1Good6 am138
6.6Good7 am128
6.8Good8 am149
6.7Good9 am1811
6.6Good10 am2314
6.5Good11 am2415
6.4Good12 pm2515
6.2Good1 pm2415
6.4Good2 pm2214
6.5Good3 pm2213
6.8Good4 pm2012
7.1Great5 pm1610
7.3Great6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.9 m. High at 2 am, 0.3 m. Low at 8 am, -1.0 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 8 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 8 am, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 72%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 79%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
12 km7 miPort Alfred Airfield (AFD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches