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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 01 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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.7°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 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)101414151613131314141414131313131313121214141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574849869488118120138138133121118138136138138132122181211331342336
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
55
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.67
3:37PM
1.55
3:51AM
1.70
4:05PM
1.56
4:16AM
1.69
4:31PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.06
9:38PM
0.05
10:02AM
0.03
10:04PM
0.04
10:26AM
0.04
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------6:06-------6:04-------6:02-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232423232726252424232323262525232323212226262524
Feels °C (?)212222212523222222212120211920191818182023212325
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