Hamburg (Port Alfred) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 SAST
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Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 5.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today?

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Hamburg (Port Alfred). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111210121110101111111167910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256239403347273273341415543467213163193239182148183107154579133204611772
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
1.03
11:02PM
0.99
12:01PM
1.03
12:57AM
1.15
1:19PM
1.17
1:48AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.62
3:57PM
0.64
5:36AM
0.67
6:31PM
0.56
7:18AM
0.52
7:32PM
0.41
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----6:14-------6:12-------6:10---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------81---1-1---
Temp. °C181922222221212121222626252323242020222322201818
Feels °C (?)161820212221212022212525252425271920191819191616
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