Port Alfred, South Africa

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PA - Dunes at Rufane's Beach near Port Alfred, South Africa, 2017
Port Alfred. Photo: Josep M. Gracia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Alfred

Port Alfred is a town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. From Port Alfred you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Port Alfred, a surf spot 1.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ELS, 107 km away.

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Staying in Port Alfred

  • 58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ELS, 107 km, PLZ, 126 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Port Alfred.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Port Alfred: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Port Alfred1.6 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft552 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too big5 ft230 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, poor3 ft126 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, good4 ft206 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, poor4 ft348 kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots, poor8 ft814 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too big4 ft257 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good
All readings for Port Alfred: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Port Alfred, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big6 ft9 ssoft552kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct8, poor5 ft7 smushy230kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct48, good3 ft8 smushy126kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor4 ft8 ssoft206kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct17, poor4 ft10 ssoft348kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big8 ft8 ssoft814kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct50, good4 ft9 ssoft257kJwind from the east, 4 knots24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Alfred, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Port Alfred

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits