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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
18.3° C
(Which is 4.6°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 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111414141311131212121266712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421325725550414329273242204140120178121120128245223232228583219219228224
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
10
E
25
E
25
E
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
E
20
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:30-------6:31--
Sunset5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1121--------------------
Temp. °C232120201920222322222121222328272626261920202222
Feels °C (?)222120201922222120201918192127252628251516161919
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