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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 15 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.9°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 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
0
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)810111112121216161514141414141313131212126810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494815107011511305101077258011798797467366586485866095355814713962983776811178
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
ESE
10
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
SSW
20
S
15
SE
5
NW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
45
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1111---1--1----31------
Temp. °C212019181820242524232322222327262222201920172223
Feels °C (?)182019201818202019202023212328242324201816121216
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