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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 14 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
17.5° C
 (Which is 6.3°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 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.8
ENE
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)13111111151614141414131313126121111141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13399999211319889158200198163166106902071426097108277351389451443
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
1.04
1:38PM
1.13
2:07AM
1.21
2:11PM
1.27
2:33AM
1.38
2:40PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.62
7:53PM
0.46
8:09AM
0.46
8:20PM
0.31
8:38AM
0.30
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset------6:30-------6:28-------6:27-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252521222424232221222123252625242323222327272624
Feels °C (?)252420222423252524242325242422222122222428292625
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