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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.2°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 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
!
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
2.4
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101212111212121212141414141313131313131313131416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2577341527253636733331336834171791292625192218200818381915483147414937498948444855516455267341
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
45
W
25
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
1.67
5:35PM
1.49
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.37
6:38AM
1.34
7:13PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.05
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.16
12:08PM
0.20
12:23AM
0.31
12:55PM
0.35
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202020172122191715151414222421181616151619201818
Feels °C (?)161411111012111312121110171917141010999111214
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