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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 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
18.3° C
(Which is 5.1°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 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121212111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491129911721122919793653560476377333463269265260200211347311268334375417225
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
35
ENE
5
NNE
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
1.22
7:32AM
1.21
8:12PM
1.05
9:06AM
1.03
11:02PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.34
1:10AM
0.43
1:54PM
0.52
2:25AM
0.62
3:57PM
0.64
5:36AM
0.67
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:14-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------21-----------
Temp. °C212222222221212229292721212019202223232322222223
Feels °C (?)151616171716192229273119201918202122232222212222
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