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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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
17.7° 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 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
!
4
4
3
2
0
!
!
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0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121313121214141414131313131313131313141616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)388734953897329718213060248322181979203624903449489959785433536253625778629881567621678662365341
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.49
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.37
6:38AM
1.34
7:13PM
1.23
7:37AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.16
12:08PM
0.20
12:23AM
0.31
12:55PM
0.35
1:21AM
0.48
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:39-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212219171515141523252218171616161919181716161515
Feels °C (?)10121113121211111919151311998109121414141312
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