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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
4
4
4
2
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121414141413131313131313131314161616161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209630602483221821251811249034494624493847124715544460176298750571066450584050464532324326712265
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.37
6:38AM
1.34
7:13PM
1.23
7:37AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.16
12:08PM
0.20
12:23AM
0.31
12:55PM
0.35
1:21AM
0.48
2:00PM
0.50
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514152226221916161516191818171616161618202019
Feels °C (?)12121011171915131010999812141414141412121212
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