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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 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
16.6° C
(Which is 6.5°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 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131312121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31063234306626262390200518491605144511391009847706603411285280224268233224224228198
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
25
E
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
E
10
SE
40
W
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
1.23
6:21AM
1.23
6:43PM
1.11
6:53AM
1.10
7:35PM
0.98
7:57AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
0.34
12:12AM
0.44
12:37PM
0.46
12:44AM
0.57
1:22PM
0.59
1:40AM
0.70
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------4----
Temp. °C202020201919181723242323222425253130242323222324
Feels °C (?)181817181716161519202022222525243129192323242324
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