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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.5°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 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1010109999610101014141516131313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25530025022721618115622010298364849579488118120138138160147142175
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
N
25
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.41
2:55AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.50
3:24AM
1.67
3:37PM
1.55
3:51AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.16
9:09AM
0.13
9:11PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.06
9:38PM
0.05
10:02AM
0.03
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111111-----------------
Temp. °C222122232323242524232324232327262524242424232525
Feels °C (?)211921242524232221202022212125222121212224262422
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