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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.9°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 5AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
!
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010912811121212121214141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1256108786061542036231530345910077603926358830543090202718212764248322181950203621432386
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
E
10
NE
20
NE
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
50
W
40
WSW
35
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.77
4:56PM
1.58
5:13AM
1.67
5:35PM
1.49
5:53AM
1.52
6:19PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
-0.02
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.05
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.16
12:08PM
0.20
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817172322232219191718202219171515141421222118
Feels °C (?)1514131521222221151210991212141212111016171714
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