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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 02 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.7°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 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121414131313121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160147142175136138138132148216211390336380374301287282278303250242198263
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
35
NE
45
ENE
55
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
1.70
4:05PM
1.56
4:16AM
1.69
4:31PM
1.55
4:41AM
1.65
4:56PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.03
10:04PM
0.04
10:26AM
0.04
10:29PM
0.07
10:51AM
0.08
10:55PM
0.13
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:04-------6:02-------6:01---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------11--111
Temp. °C222326252423232222222626252322222121212322212020
Feels °C (?)212122191919181819202525252321222324232321201819
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