Port Alfred, South Africa
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.
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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alfred1.6 kmabout 5 min by car | 7 ft576 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good | 7 ft585 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots, poor | 4 ft196 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small | 8 ft1038 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, poor | 7 ft694 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor | 8 ft844 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft281 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small |
All readings for Port Alfred: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- The Links RestaurantAfrican · 0.1 km from the centre
- WimpyBurger · 0.7 km from the centre
- Debonairs Pizza Port AlfredPizza · 0.8 km from the centre
- Hungry Lion Port Alfred Heritage MallChicken · 0.8 km from the centre
- Guido'sItalian · 0.9 km from the centre
- Friend HouseChinese · 1.0 km from the centre
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