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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 04 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 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s 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 (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
!
!
!
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0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212111111111111111011111517161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43139228228227826825017917275789432853084688238006174726566906307686176226931
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
1.65
4:56PM
1.51
5:06AM
1.57
5:21PM
1.44
5:30AM
1.47
5:45PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.07
10:51AM
0.08
10:55PM
0.13
11:15AM
0.14
11:20PM
0.21
11:40AM
0.23
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:01-------6:00-------5:59-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--11211--111------
Temp. °C222221222323222221201919191919191918181821212018
Feels °C (?)222224252525242220191818181818191713131314131213
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