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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 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
18.8° C
(Which is 4.1°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 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131414131313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)418573557557526905451500471458632623424479398379330325319319309283247207
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crossoffcrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.93
11:20AM
0.96
12:32AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.68
4:51AM
0.75
5:49PM
0.62
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252526262321232322212122222222232322222120202323
Feels °C (?)252626242118232323242424232221232423242221222422
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