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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151615141414141313131313131413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120912571193961846721532509437424424494509617808841803714714691554616569371
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
25
NE
10
ENE
5
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.63
4:54AM
1.74
5:03PM
1.63
5:23AM
1.75
5:33PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.05
10:39PM
-0.06
11:01AM
0.02
11:07PM
-0.06
11:32AM
0.03
11:37PM
-0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:50------
Sunset----6:59-------6:58-------6:57---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C222326262624242321232525252423222223242423232323
Feels °C (?)222324242323262620212423242626242324242423252526
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