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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.8°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 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1111141414131113121212126677910111212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20414014017812112012624522323222848825536330138648287098012781216940712580
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1111---
Temp. °C222221202020272925252620202023222120191920202325
Feels °C (?)212119181818262825262515151619171919201920192021
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