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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 16 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.8°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 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Nov)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (16 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121313111111111112111111116181716101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160916091224147414501044837573455560366320259194134137112108801081737980217
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
1.41
1:59AM
1.28
2:08PM
1.47
2:30AM
1.35
2:37PM
1.51
2:59AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.30
7:54AM
0.33
8:25PM
0.23
8:25AM
0.28
8:52PM
0.18
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise------4:58-------4:58-------4:56-
Sunset--6:50-------6:51-------6:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------11111
Temp. °C191818181817161820191919181717202122212019191819
Feels °C (?)151415151514131413121213131414171820192020191717
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