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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
17.6° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (21 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)151414141413131212121212121111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46712873360129982565234516971929215121161935169913961111933916953953551432461394327327
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
1.51
4:26AM
1.42
4:33PM
1.47
4:56AM
1.38
5:02PM
1.41
5:30AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.23
10:16PM
0.16
10:24AM
0.25
10:46PM
0.19
10:55AM
0.30
11:17PM
0.24
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------4:56-------4:54-------4:54-
Sunset--6:54-------6:55-------6:57-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------22111-11
Temp. °C232221191818172122222120211919212021212019181718
Feels °C (?)171716171616152120201818181618211919202018171617
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