Hamburg (Port Alfred) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.29° S 27.48° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hamburg (Port Alfred) sea temperature is

16.0°C

Hamburg (Port Alfred) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hamburg (Port Alfred) today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hamburg (Port Alfred) at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23					Thursday 24								Friday 25
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	2	3	4	1	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	108	104	121	96	94	94	99	101	86	273	628	949	1171	1090	1042	908	799	700	647	536	483
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	SSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:14PM1.37m				2:22AM1.38m				2:40PM1.52m				2:49AM1.48m				3:06PM1.64m
Low Tide					8:20PM0.32m				8:26AM0.20m				8:47PM0.19m				8:52AM0.10m				9:15PM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	25	21	20	20	19	19	19	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	24	24	22	24	24
Feels °C	28	22	20	19	20	19	20	21	22	21	21	21	19	19	19	21	24	24	23	21	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	294	251	212	183	121	101	85	68	68	120	193	949	1171	1090	1042	908	799	700	647	536	483
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	108	104	121	96	94	94	99	101	86	273	628	191	172	108	37	37	29	69	76	68	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	S 5	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	74	63	85	82	55	52	72	72	13	83	96	71	70	67	41	46	45	44	36	24	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 2	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 4	E 8	E 5	E 6	—	—	WSW 4	SW 4
kJ	—	1	7	14	19	17	11	14	—	—	48	94	48	38	228	59	66	—	—	11	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	27	106	49	49	53	77	49	27	106	106	457	27	103	178	45	0	195	184	249	61	27
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3					4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	6

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