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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 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
18.2° C
(Which is 5.0°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 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121111111111111110111315181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18339033643743139228228227826821317914275589436154077720033851572954527344
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
1.55
4:41AM
1.65
4:56PM
1.51
5:06AM
1.57
5:21PM
1.44
5:30AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.04
10:29PM
0.07
10:51AM
0.08
10:55PM
0.13
11:15AM
0.14
11:20PM
0.21
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--6:02-------6:01-------6:00-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-11--------11---
Temp. °C272625242222222225242322212020191919202019181818
Feels °C (?)272422242122242325252320191819191818192017131312
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